Determinants of volunteering within a social housing community

Tim Walker; Tamaryn Menneer; Catherine Leyshon; Michael Leyshon; Andrew James Williams; Markus Mueller; Timothy Taylor

doi:10.1007/s11266-020-00275-w

Determinants of volunteering within a social housing community

Tim Walker^*, Tamaryn Menneer, Catherine Leyshon, Michael Leyshon, Andrew James Williams, Markus Mueller, Timothy Taylor

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Abstract

In general research demonstrates that deprivation, education, health, and well-being are determinants of volunteering, and that volunteering can play an important role in building stronger communities and provides many benefits for individual health and well-being. This study concentrates on the effects of physical and mental health and well-being as predictors when the aspect of socioeconomic impact has been minimised. It utilises a unique data-set from a UK Housing Association community with generally high levels of deprivation. Data were analysed using bivariate probit regression. In contrast to previous findings, physical health and mental health were not significantly related to volunteering. The key finding was that mental well-being was significantly related to informal volunteering.

Original language	English
Number of pages	13
Journal	Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
Volume	First Online
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-020-00275-w
Publication status	Published - 28 Sept 2020

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Volunteering
Social housing
Deprivation
Physical health
Mental well-being

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Determinants of volunteering within a social housing community

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