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Older volunteers in France: Recognising their social utility in a less and less corporatist welfare state

2014

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[SHS.SOCIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Sociologysocial utility[SHS.SOCIO] Humanities and Social Sciences/SociologycorporatistRecognisingOlder volunteers[ SHS.SOCIO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/SociologyFranceless and lessComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSwelfare state
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Influence of voluntary work intervention on the mood status of older volunteers

2012

The aim of this study was to investigate the positive and depressive mood changes in older volunteers after a three-month voluntary work intervention through a one-group experimental research design. The participants were drawn from the Volunteering, access to Outdoor activities and Wellbeing in older people (VOW) project. The participants were recently retired group, aged 50 and above (N=47, 42 female). Prior training sessions were arranged for the participants before the intervention period. Pre and post assessment of depressive mood was measured through applying the original form of Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and positive mood was measure through the positi…

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