The relationship between locus of control and volunteering participation and frequency
| Ordinary least squares (OLSs) | Fixed effect (FE) | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel A: Volunteering participation | ||
| Locus of Control | 0.036*** | 0.012*** |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | |
| Age | −0.001 | −0.035 ** |
| (0.001) | (0.003) | |
| Ln income | 0.016*** | 0.013*** |
| (0.001) | (0.003) | |
| Education | ||
| Low education | −0.094*** | −0.063 |
| (0.008) | (0.061) | |
| Medium education | 0.032*** | 0.006 |
| (0.007) | (0.035) | |
| High education | 0.111*** | 0.012 |
| (0.008) | (0.030) | |
| Employment | ||
| Retired | 0.058*** | 0.071*** |
| (0.004) | (0.007) | |
| Unemployed | −0.049 *** | 0.021** |
| (0.005) | (0.008) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/spouse | −0.004 | 0.292*** |
| (0.006) | (0.070) | |
| Never married | 0.009 | 0.161 |
| (0.006) | (0.146) | |
| Widowed | −0.001 | −0.055** |
| (0.005) | (0.018) | |
| Household size | −0.005*** | 0.002 |
| (0.002) | (0.014) | |
| Chronic diseases | 0.004*** | 0.005** |
| (0.001) | (0.002) | |
| ADL | −0.002 | −0.002 |
| (0.003) | (0.004) | |
| IADL | −0.009** | −0.016** |
| (0.004) | (0.005) | |
| Body weight | ||
| Healthy weight | 0.018** | 0.054 |
| (0.008) | (0.038) | |
| Overweight | 0.011 | 0.078* |
| (0.008) | (0.039) | |
| Obese | −0.008 | −0.104** |
| (0.009) | (0.040) | |
| Cognitive functions | ||
| Fluency | 0.004*** | 0.003** |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Memory | 0.005*** | 0.002 |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | |
| Numeracy | 0.007*** | 0.004 |
| (0.001) | (0.005) | |
| Observations | 88,986 | 88,986 |
| Individuals | 49,145 | 49,145 |
| Panel B: Volunteering frequency | ||
| Locus of control | 0.023*** | 0.036*** |
| (0.005) | (0.011) | |
| Age | −0.004 | −0.013 |
| (0.006) | (0.080) | |
| Ln income | 0.008** | 0.014* |
| (0.003) | (0.008) | |
| Education | ||
| Low education | −0.007 | −0.951* |
| (0.033) | (0.552) | |
| Medium education | 0.005 | 0.903* |
| (0.031) | (0.515) | |
| High education | 0.094*** | 0.015 |
| (0.032) | (0.014) | |
| Employment | ||
| Retired | 0.041*** | 0.058*** |
| (0.006) | (0.051) | |
| Unemployed | −0.031*** | 0.019* |
| (0.007) | (0.010) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/spouse | −0.278** | 0.142 |
| (0.015) | (0.115) | |
| Registered partner | −0.035** | 0.067 |
| (0.016) | (0.121) | |
| Widowed | −0.010 | 0.224 |
| (0.017) | (0.125) | |
| Household size | −0.010** | −0.021 |
| (0.004) | (0.013) | |
| Chronic diseases | −0.007** | −0.016 *** |
| (0.004) | (0.004) | |
| ADL | −0.006 | 0.029** |
| (0.009) | (0.013) | |
| IADL | −0.008** | −0.015** |
| (0.004) | (0.006) | |
| Body weight | ||
| Underweight | −0.012 | 0.007 |
| (0.027) | (0.039) | |
| Healthy weight | 0.014 | 0.018 |
| (0.011) | (0.021) | |
| Overweight | 0.010 | 0.075* |
| (0.010) | (0.034) | |
| Cognitive functions | ||
| Fluency | −0.003** | 0.001 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Memory | 0.002 | 0.003 |
| (0.001) | (0.002) | |
| Numeracy | −0.010** | 0.010 |
| (0.004) | (0.006) | |
| Observations | 15,954 | 15,954 |
| Individuals | 10,956 | 10,956 |
| Ordinary least squares (OLSs) | Fixed effect (FE) | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel A: Volunteering participation | ||
| Locus of Control | 0.036*** | 0.012*** |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | |
| Age | −0.001 | −0.035 ** |
| (0.001) | (0.003) | |
| Ln income | 0.016*** | 0.013*** |
| (0.001) | (0.003) | |
| Low education | −0.094*** | −0.063 |
| (0.008) | (0.061) | |
| Medium education | 0.032*** | 0.006 |
| (0.007) | (0.035) | |
| High education | 0.111*** | 0.012 |
| (0.008) | (0.030) | |
| Retired | 0.058*** | 0.071*** |
| (0.004) | (0.007) | |
| Unemployed | −0.049 *** | 0.021** |
| (0.005) | (0.008) | |
| Married/spouse | −0.004 | 0.292*** |
| (0.006) | (0.070) | |
| Never married | 0.009 | 0.161 |
| (0.006) | (0.146) | |
| Widowed | −0.001 | −0.055** |
| (0.005) | (0.018) | |
| Household size | −0.005*** | 0.002 |
| (0.002) | (0.014) | |
| Chronic diseases | 0.004*** | 0.005** |
| (0.001) | (0.002) | |
| ADL | −0.002 | −0.002 |
| (0.003) | (0.004) | |
| IADL | −0.009** | −0.016** |
| (0.004) | (0.005) | |
| Healthy weight | 0.018** | 0.054 |
| (0.008) | (0.038) | |
| Overweight | 0.011 | 0.078* |
| (0.008) | (0.039) | |
| Obese | −0.008 | −0.104** |
| (0.009) | (0.040) | |
| Fluency | 0.004*** | 0.003** |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Memory | 0.005*** | 0.002 |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | |
| Numeracy | 0.007*** | 0.004 |
| (0.001) | (0.005) | |
| Observations | 88,986 | 88,986 |
| Individuals | 49,145 | 49,145 |
| Locus of control | 0.023*** | 0.036*** |
| (0.005) | (0.011) | |
| Age | −0.004 | −0.013 |
| (0.006) | (0.080) | |
| Ln income | 0.008** | 0.014* |
| (0.003) | (0.008) | |
| Low education | −0.007 | −0.951* |
| (0.033) | (0.552) | |
| Medium education | 0.005 | 0.903* |
| (0.031) | (0.515) | |
| High education | 0.094*** | 0.015 |
| (0.032) | (0.014) | |
| Retired | 0.041*** | 0.058*** |
| (0.006) | (0.051) | |
| Unemployed | −0.031*** | 0.019* |
| (0.007) | (0.010) | |
| Married/spouse | −0.278** | 0.142 |
| (0.015) | (0.115) | |
| Registered partner | −0.035** | 0.067 |
| (0.016) | (0.121) | |
| Widowed | −0.010 | 0.224 |
| (0.017) | (0.125) | |
| Household size | −0.010** | −0.021 |
| (0.004) | (0.013) | |
| Chronic diseases | −0.007** | −0.016 *** |
| (0.004) | (0.004) | |
| ADL | −0.006 | 0.029** |
| (0.009) | (0.013) | |
| IADL | −0.008** | −0.015** |
| (0.004) | (0.006) | |
| Underweight | −0.012 | 0.007 |
| (0.027) | (0.039) | |
| Healthy weight | 0.014 | 0.018 |
| (0.011) | (0.021) | |
| Overweight | 0.010 | 0.075* |
| (0.010) | (0.034) | |
| Cognitive functions | ||
| Fluency | −0.003** | 0.001 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Memory | 0.002 | 0.003 |
| (0.001) | (0.002) | |
| Numeracy | −0.010** | 0.010 |
| (0.004) | (0.006) | |
| Observations | 15,954 | 15,954 |
| Individuals | 10,956 | 10,956 |
Note(s): Control variables also include wave, country and language dummies. Standard errors, clustered at the individual level, appear in parentheses
***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05 and *p < 0.1
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