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Altruism as a predictor of life satisfaction in a sample of low-income older adult service providers
Author(s)Patrick Dulin, Robert D Hill, Jay Anderson
Journal titleJournal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 7, no 3, Fall 2001
Pagespp 349-360
KeywordsCompanionship visiting ; Foster grandparents ; Participation ; Attitude ; Poor elderly ; Life satisfaction ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationThe influence of altruistic involvement on life satisfaction was explored in 137 low-income older people in Salt Lake County, Utah who were participants in subsidised programmes providing helpful services to frail older people (Senior Companions) and high-risk youth (Foster Grandparents). Participants reported engaging in an average 19 hours of service activities per week. For this group, self-reported helping was predictive of overall life satisfaction, even after controlling for demographics, and social and personal motivations, with more helping indicative of higher overall life satisfaction scores. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020114217 A
ClassmarkNPC: GHP: TMB: DP: F:W6: F:5HH: 3F: 7T

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