By Annie Lin
I made a survey about how doing community service affects the mental health of the volunteers, since volunteering has been something that motivates me and makes me happier. Through 84 responses to my survey, the positive influence shows in every category, including motivation, well being, happiness, and friendship.
For the majority of questions, participants were asked if they agree, disagree, or feel neutral about a statement. 1 meant "strongly disagree" and 5 meant "strongly agree." 2 meant "disagree" and 4 meant "agree," while 3 meant "neutral."
You can click the links (participants, well being, family and friends, stress, and experience) at the top of this page to see the results from different categories of questions, and a summary of the category is listed at the top of the page.