Stephanie brown and her colleagues (2003) conducted longitudinal research on volunteerism in elderly couples. what did they find about the connection between volunteerism and health? people who received help from others were less likely to die over the course of the study. people who helped others were less likely to die over the course of the study. people who helped others were healthier throughout the study, but there was no connection with mortality rates. people who received help from others were healthier than people who spent their time helping others.