Does volunteering make you happier?

Those who are involved and help others become happier, so it is said. So you not only help society, but also a little bit of yourself. Yes, it is not quite that simple, show studies by now. Power voluntarily help so really happy? We talk about this with the psychology professor Maria Pavlova from the University of Vechta. She researches above all on psychology civic and political engagement - and that about the entire life span.