Table 4.
Results of parameters equivalence constraints for effects of other-oriented and self-oriented volunteering on health outcomesa
| Health Outcomes | Other-oriented volunteering |
Self-oriented volunteering |
Difference in betasb | Wald X2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (SE) | β (SE) | ||||
| 1 | Mental health | .082 (.027) | .063 (.027) | .019 | 9.237** |
| 2 | Physical health | .087 (.028) | .069 (.028) | .018 | 13.797*** |
| 3 | Life satisfaction | .071 (.017) | .036 (.017) | .035 | 4.139* |
| 4 | Social well-being | .106 (.021) | .053 (.021) | .053 | 9.735*** |
| 5 | Depression | −.044 (.018) | −.021 (.018) | .023 | .029 |
aThe socio-demographic variables adjusted in the multivariate linear regression models were also controlled in the parameters equivalence constraints model
bDifference in Betas is simply (βother-oriented – βself-oriented); β = regression beta; SE = stand error
*p < .05
**p < .01
***p < .001