Motives for and Against Engagement in Charity by Older Adults. Empirical Evidence from Poland
Engagement in charity by society appears to be a vital issue. It is crucial due to the limited resources available for non-profit organizations. Older adults seem to be one of the groups that can support the non-governmental sector and may be involved in charity. The number of older people is dramat...
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| description | Engagement in charity by society appears to be a vital issue. It is crucial due to the limited resources available for non-profit organizations. Older adults seem to be one of the groups that can support the non-governmental sector and may be involved in charity. The number of older people is dramatically growing worldwide, however, in comparison to the previous generation, the latest older generation is much healthier, better educated, and expressing their readiness to sacrifice for others. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b220a0c768e84a3bbfd71d15bf5efb7a2025-08-20T03:20:13ZengSciendoFolia Oeconomica Stetinensia1898-01982025-06-01251224710.2478/foli-2025-0002Motives for and Against Engagement in Charity by Older Adults. Empirical Evidence from PolandBadowska Sylwia0Grottel Monika1Pangsy-Kania Sylwia2University of GdańskUniversity of GdańskUniversity of GdańskEngagement in charity by society appears to be a vital issue. It is crucial due to the limited resources available for non-profit organizations. Older adults seem to be one of the groups that can support the non-governmental sector and may be involved in charity. The number of older people is dramatically growing worldwide, however, in comparison to the previous generation, the latest older generation is much healthier, better educated, and expressing their readiness to sacrifice for others.https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2025-0002charityolder adultsmotivespsychologicalsocio-culturaleconomic factorsa13d10d91m31o33 |
| spellingShingle | Badowska Sylwia Grottel Monika Pangsy-Kania Sylwia Motives for and Against Engagement in Charity by Older Adults. Empirical Evidence from Poland Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia charity older adults motives psychological socio-cultural economic factors a13 d10 d91 m31 o33 |
| title | Motives for and Against Engagement in Charity by Older Adults. Empirical Evidence from Poland |
| title_full | Motives for and Against Engagement in Charity by Older Adults. Empirical Evidence from Poland |
| title_fullStr | Motives for and Against Engagement in Charity by Older Adults. Empirical Evidence from Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motives for and Against Engagement in Charity by Older Adults. Empirical Evidence from Poland |
| title_short | Motives for and Against Engagement in Charity by Older Adults. Empirical Evidence from Poland |
| title_sort | motives for and against engagement in charity by older adults empirical evidence from poland |
| topic | charity older adults motives psychological socio-cultural economic factors a13 d10 d91 m31 o33 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2025-0002 |
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