{"id":98,"date":"2024-03-13T13:01:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volunteerwell.com\/?p=98"},"modified":"2024-03-16T13:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T13:14:04","slug":"studies-references-volunteering-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volunteerwell.com\/?p=98","title":{"rendered":"Studies &#038; References &#8211; Volunteering Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>[1] [Exploring the Effects of Volunteering on the Social, Mental, and Physical Health and Well-Being of Volunteers](<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10159229\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.<wbr>nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/<wbr>PMC10159229\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[2] [Does Voluntary Work Contribute to Cognitive Performance?](<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10148643\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.<wbr>ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/<wbr>PMC10148643\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[3] [The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research](<a href=\"https:\/\/americorps.gov\/evidence-exchange\/The-Health-Benefits-of-Volunteering%3A-A-Review-of-Recent-Research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/americorps.<wbr>gov\/evidence-exchange\/The-<wbr>Health-Benefits-of-<wbr>Volunteering%3A-A-Review-of-<wbr>Recent-Research<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[4] [Evidence Insights: Volunteering and mental health](<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteeringaustralia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Evidence-Insights-Volunteering-and-mental-health-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.<wbr>volunteeringaustralia.org\/wp-<wbr>content\/uploads\/Evidence-<wbr>Insights-Volunteering-and-<wbr>mental-health-Final.pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[5] [UnitedHealthcare Study Finds Americans Who Volunteer Feel Healthier](<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedhealthgroup.com\/newsroom\/2017\/0914studydoinggoodisgoodforyou.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.<wbr>unitedhealthgroup.com\/<wbr>newsroom\/2017\/<wbr>0914studydoinggoodisgoodforyou<wbr>.html<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[6] [Volunteering may improve physical, mental health, study finds](<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/news\/volunteering-may-improve-physical-mental-health-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/<wbr>news\/volunteering-may-improve-<wbr>physical-mental-health-study-<wbr>finds\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>References [1] [Exploring the Effects of Volunteering on the Social, Mental, and Physical Health and Well-Being of Volunteers](https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10159229\/) [2] [Does Voluntary Work Contribute to Cognitive Performance?](https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10148643\/) [3] [The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research](https:\/\/americorps.gov\/evidence-exchange\/The-Health-Benefits-of-Volunteering%3A-A-Review-of-Recent-Research) [4] [Evidence Insights: Volunteering and mental health](https:\/\/www.volunteeringaustralia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Evidence-Insights-Volunteering-and-mental-health-Final.pdf) [5] [UnitedHealthcare Study Finds Americans Who Volunteer Feel Healthier](https:\/\/www.unitedhealthgroup.com\/newsroom\/2017\/0914studydoinggoodisgoodforyou.html) [6] [Volunteering may improve physical, mental health, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Studies &amp; 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