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= Psychological Effects of Volunteering = A vast amount of studies have been trying to figure out the psychological effects of volunteering. Some studies, for example, that conducted by Nicole Anderson et al., have found that volunteering can reduce symptoms of depression. This has a correlation with increasing one's mental health. Studies also suggested that people over the age of 60 years old, get the most psychological impact on their mental health.

Effects/Assertion
The greatest impact volunteering has on someone is the benefit towards their mental health.

Volunteering Among the Older Generation
More specifically, people over the age 60 get the most benefit from volunteering. Studies have shown how people who are over 60 and volunteer get the most from volunteering. Due to most Americans retiring during their early 60s they have more free time and interact will others less frequently.

Volunteering Among the Youth
Among the younger generation, the benefits don’t seem to be as predominant as for the older generation. This is due to the possibility of the younger generation having less time and thinking volunteering is an obligation rather than serving the community.

Motives for Volunteering
There are numerous of reasons why someone would dedicate their time to helping others. There are two umbrellas for volunteering, altruism or self-oriented. But recent studies have found a more universal reason, to make friends. Erin Moore et al. have found a different motivation for college students. Their study states college students volunteer because they are trying to help others, also known as altruistic volunteering. The second reason why college students volunteer was to learn something new and volunteering gives students the ability to try new things, while learning more about how their dedicated time is impactful.