Are you ready for retirement? The influence of values on membership in voluntary organizations in midlife and old age
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Voluntary membership Values Middle-aged Old age Gender
Date
2022-08-23Referencia bibliográfica
Sánchez-García J... [et al.] (2022) Are you ready for retirement? The influence of values on membership in voluntary organizations in midlife and old age. Front. Psychol. 13:951811. doi: [10.3389/fpsyg.2022.951811]
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Gobierno de Aragon CSO2017-82110-R; Spanish Government PRE2018-083981; State Research Agency BYCS S16_17RRésumé
Membership in voluntary organizations is associated with individual and
social benefits. Due to the negative consequences of the global pandemic
on older people, and the governmental challenges posed by population
aging, voluntary membership is of great importance to society. To
effectively promote volunteering among older people, it is necessary to
understand the determinants of voluntary membership. This study analyses
the influence of individual values—secular/traditional and survival/selfexpression–
on voluntary membership among European adults (N = 31,985).
Specifically, it examines which values orient two age groups (middle age:
50–64 and old age: 65–79), as well as men and women toward a
certain type of association (Social Awareness; Professional and Political;
Education and Leisure; Religion). The sample of 31,985 comprises 60%
of adults aged 50–64 and 40% aged 65–79; of which 56% are women
and 44% men. The empirical estimation considers different levels of data
aggregation: individual, national and welfare system, therefore multilevel
analysis is used as an analytical strategy. Individual-level variables from the
Integrated Values Survey (2005/09, 2010/14, and 2017/20) and nationallevel
variables (Gini Index and Gross Domestic Product Per Capita)
from the World Bank and Eurostat are used. The results indicate that
traditional and self-expression values promote membership in voluntary
organizations in general more than secular and survival values. However,
there are differences according to the type of organization. Furthermore,
values are found to moderate the effect of age and gender on
voluntary membership.