Notions of what it means to age well or successfully are central to social gerontological
research and practice. As such, one would expect that there would be consensus as to what …

This study aimed to determine the most important factors that influence the prevalence of
volunteering among older Koreans in the United States and in Korea and to identify …

Civic engagement is one of the cornerstones of participatory democracy and fundamental to
preventing old-age social exclusion. Even though civic engagement late-in-life has received …

Generativity has been increasingly recognized as an important component of healthy aging.
Although the desire to be generative is influenced by societal and cultural expectations, the …

Volunteering has been associated with increased social interactions and reduced feelings of
loneliness among older adults. However, a growing number of social network analyses …

Although volunteering has been associated with numerous social benefits for diverse older
adults, there is little information on how they establish relationships within a multicultural …

The Caring Callers Program was developed as a telephone-based intervention utilizing
Senior Companion volunteers to reach older adults at greater risk for loneliness during the …

Facilitating elders' volunteerism, which comprises motivation and practice to help people
formally, is beneficial to the elders and their volunteering beneficiaries. According to social …

Societies around the world are rapidly aging and becoming more racially and ethnically
diverse. It is essential that social researchers develop and refine theories that inform …

ABSTRACT Living with End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) can be stressful and associated
with long-term psychological effects on older adults, especially when they have to undergo a …