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Marc A. Musick
Researcher at University of Texas at Austin
Publications - 42
Citations - 9141
Marc A. Musick is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Austin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Attendance. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 42 publications receiving 8684 citations. Previous affiliations of Marc A. Musick include University of Michigan & University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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Who cares? Toward an integrated theory of volunteer work
John Wilson,Marc A. Musick +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors construct an integrated theory of formal and informal volunteer work based on the premises that volunteer work is productive work that requires human capital, collective behavior that requires social capital, and ethically guided work that require cultural capital.
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Volunteering and depression: the role of psychological and social resources in different age groups.
Marc A. Musick,John Wilson +1 more
TL;DR: Analysis of three waves of data from the Americans' Changing Lives data set reveals that volunteering does lower depression levels for those over 65, while prolonged exposure to volunteering benefits both populations.
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Volunteers: A Social Profile
Marc A. Musick,John Wilson +1 more
TL;DR: The Importance of Studying Volunteering: An Introduction to Volunteering as discussed by the authors The importance of studying Volunteering and the importance of volunteering are discussed in detail in Section 2.1.
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Measuring multiple dimensions of religion and spirituality for health research: Conceptual background and findings from the 1998 General Social Survey
Ellen L. Idler,Marc A. Musick,Christopher G. Ellison,Linda K. George,Neal Krause,Marcia G. Ory,Kenneth I. Pargament,Lynda H. Powell,Lynn G. Underwood,David R. Williams +9 more
TL;DR: The conceptual and empirical development of an instrument to measure religiousness and spirituality, intended explicitly for studies of health, are reported on, which is multidimensional to allow investigation of multiple possible mechanisms of effect.
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Volunteering and Mortality Among Older Adults: Findings From a National Sample
TL;DR: Volunteering has a protective effect on mortality among those who volunteered for one organization or for forty hours or less over the past year, and the protective effects of volunteering are strongest for respondents who report low levels of informal social interaction and who do not live alone.