Are you ready for retirement? The influence of values on membership in voluntary organizations in midlife and old age

Sánchez-García, Julia (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Vega-Tinoco, Andrea (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gil-Lacruz, Ana I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Mira-Tamayo, Diana C. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Moya, Miguel ; Gil-Lacruz, Marta (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: 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/self-expression–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 national-level 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.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.951811

Año: 2022

Publicado en: Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022), 951811 [15 pp.]
ISSN: 1664-1078

Factor impacto JCR: 3.8 (2022)

Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 34 / 147 = 0.231 (2022) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.5 - Psychology (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.891 - Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S16-17R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCINN/PRE2018-083981
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CSO2017-82110-R

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Organización de Empresas (Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas)
Área (Departamento): Área Psicología Social (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)