Table 3.
Change in Well-being Over 2 Years and Continuity and Amount of Volunteering: Volunteers Compared With Non-Volunteers (Regression Coefficients and SEs)
| Continuity of volunteering | Number of volunteering activities participated in | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteers at Waves 7 and 8 | Volunteers at Wave 7 only | Volunteers at Wave 8 only | One or two | Three or more | |
| Depression | −0.182 (0.06)** | 0.176 (0.11) | −0.173 (0.08)* | −0.146 (0.09) | −0.225 (0.06)*** |
| Life satisfaction | 0.769 (0.21)*** | −0.121 (0.37) | 0.633 (0.22)** | 0.011 (0.30) | 0.491 (0.22)* |
| Quality of life | 1.249 (0.23)*** | −0.087 (0.41) | 1.177 (0.43)*** | 0.815 (0.38)* | 0.741 (0.22)** |
| Social isolation | −0.150 (0.07)* | 0.139 (0.14) | −0.177 (0.14) | −0.087 (0.011) | −0.111 (0.07) |
Notes: Results of fully adjusted models shown only.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.