Effects of Gratitude And Trust in Volunteerism on Well Being

This research reports the point consistently to the conclusion that volunteer activities or volunteerism are (positively & negatively) associated with gratitude (the word gratitude has a number of different meanings, depending upon the context), trust and wellbeing. Why do significant numbers of people indulge in the unpaid helping activities known as volunteerism? What triggers the need of volunteering in people? Volunteerism is known to benefit the volunteer in many ways. One of the major benefits of volunteerism is well-being. Also, the emotion of gratitude and trust or trustworthiness has seemed to have a positive effect on an individual's well-being. Many variable differences are assessed ( Age, Gender, SES, Professions etc). Sample size was (N=350). Data from 3 age groups i.e. Below 23 years, 24-55 years and 55 years and above was collected. The results revealed age difference in well-being. An association between different variables and well-being was also found. In this study, we have tried to find out the various reasons which lead an individual into volunteerism, and how being indulged in voluntary acts, gratitude and trust amongst each other affect the individual's well-being. The results have an implication for future research