Serving in College, Flourishing in Adulthood: Does Community Engagement During the College Years Predict Adult Well-Being?
Serving in College, Flourishing in Adulthood: Does Community Engagement During the College Years Predict Adult Well-Being?
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1758-0854.2009.01020.x
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发表时间：
2010-03-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Quaranto, Jessica
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作者：
Bowman, Nicholas;Brandenberger, Jay;Quaranto, Jessica
学院和大学正在重新强调服务和社区参与的重要性。虽然这些大学经历的短期影响是相当好的理解，很少有人知道大学志愿服务和参与学习的参与形式（例如服务学习）的长期影响。这项纵向研究调查了416名参与者在大学一年级，大四和毕业后的13年。结果表明，大学志愿服务和服务学习对成年期的几种形式的幸福感有积极的间接影响，包括个人成长，生活目标，环境掌握和生活满意度。具体来说，这些大学经历与随后的行为（成人志愿服务）以及态度和价值观（亲社会取向）相关，而这些又与幸福感呈正相关。研究和实践的影响进行了讨论。
Colleges and universities are placing a renewed emphasis on the importance of service and community engagement. Although the short-term effects of these college experiences are fairly well understood, little is known about the long-term impact of college volunteering and participating in engaged forms of learning (e.g. service-learning). This longitudinal study examines 416 participants during their freshman year of college, their senior year, and 13 years after graduation. Results show that both college volunteering and service-learning have positive, indirect effects on several forms of well-being during adulthood, including personal growth, purpose in life, environmental mastery, and life satisfaction. Specifically, these college experiences are associated with subsequent behaviors (adult volunteering) and attitudes and values (prosocial orientation), which in turn are positively associated with well-being. Implications for research and practice are discussed.