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Volunteer wellbeing: what works and who benefits?
- Author:
- WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- What Works Centre for Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 8
This briefing summarises the findings from a rapid evidence assessment (REA) exploring what is currently known about the impacts of volunteering on the wellbeing of volunteers aged 16 and over. The review looked at the positive and negative effects of volunteering on volunteers: happiness; life satisfaction; quality of life; feelings of depression and anxiety. The research points to a strong association between formal volunteering and wellbeing. However, it is not possible from the available evidence to definitively and categorically claim that volunteering causes enhanced subjective wellbeing. The evidence points to stronger wellbeing benefits of volunteering for some groups compared to others, including: people in later years of life; people from lower socio-economic groups; the unemployed; people living with chronic physical health conditions; and people with lower levels of wellbeing. There are a number of different steps or pathways that link volunteering to wellbeing. Evidence points to self-efficacy – a person’s belief in their abilities, social connectedness, and sense of purpose as some of the steps along the pathway from volunteering to wellbeing. Volunteer management and support as well as peer support are key factors in creating a volunteer experience that fosters wellbeing (Edited publisher abstract)
Arts engagement and wellbeing. Policy briefing
- Authors:
- WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR WELLBEING, ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON ARTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 2
Drawing on some of the findings from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Inquiry into the role of the arts on health and wellbeing, this briefing highlights evidence of ways in which arts engagement can improve wellbeing across the life course. This takes account of childhood development, the wellbeing of working-age adults, older adults, people at the end of life and the ways in which built and natural environments enhance wellbeing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Music, singing and wellbeing: policy briefing
- Author:
- WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- What Works Centre for Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 4
Based on findings from a systematic review, this policy briefing summarises available evidence to support the use of music and singing interventions to improve the wellbeing of healthy adults. It reports on evidence of impact on different populations that participated three types of intervention: group singing, listening to music and structured music interventions. It identifies three levels of evidence: strong; promising, which needs further investigation; and initial evidence, where there may be an effect but further investigation is required. Populations included healthy adults, older people, young offenders, prisoners, young adults and pregnant women. The briefing finds that there is a strong case for local authorities, trusts and foundations to continue supporting of music and singing activities which enhance and maintain subjective wellbeing in adults. It also suggests how local authorities, trusts and foundations can use the evidence to continue supporting of music and singing activities. The briefing is part of a suite of publications looking at the impact of music and singing interventions on different populations. (Edited publisher abstract)