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Bowe, M 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-1472, Gray, D, McNamara, N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3123-3678, Stevenson, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2438-6425, Wakefield, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9155-9683, Kellezi, B ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4825-3624, Wilson, I ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6670-9328, Cleveland, M, Mair, E, Costa, S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2392-6039 and Halder, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1608-6027,
2020.
A social cure in the community: a mixed-method exploration of the role of social identity in the experiences and well-being of community volunteers.
European Journal of Social Psychology.
ISSN 0046-2772
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Abstract
Cohesive, resilient communities are vital to the well-being of residents. Uncovering the determinants of successful community identities is therefore essential to progressing the community health agenda. Engaging in community participation through volunteering may be one pathway to building local community identity and enhancing residents' health and well-being but the group processes connecting them remain unexplored. We conducted two studies investigated these dynamics using the 'Social Cure' perspective. First, we analysed 53 in-depth interviews with volunteers, finding that community relationships shaped their experiences and that volunteering influenced their sense of community belonging, support, and well-being. Second, a community survey (N=619) revealed that volunteering predicts well-being through the serial mediators of community identification and social support. Our paper demonstrates the Social Cure processes involved in community-based volunteering, their impact on community identity, support and well-being, and the implications for community health, and the provision and sustainability of community voluntary action and interventions.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title: | Volunteering and community identity |
| Publication Title: | European Journal of Social Psychology |
| Creators: | Bowe, M., Gray, D., McNamara, N., Stevenson, C., Wakefield, J., Kellezi, B., Wilson, I., Cleveland, M., Mair, E., Costa, S. and Halder, M. |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Date: | 18 July 2020 |
| ISSN: | 0046-2772 |
| Identifiers: | Number Type 1343590 Other 10.1002/ejsp.2706 DOI |
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences |
| Record created by: | Linda Sullivan |
| Date Added: | 13 Jul 2020 12:51 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2021 03:00 |
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/40216 |
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