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 from others were less likely to die over the course of the study. people who others were less likely to die over the course of the study. people who others were healthier throughout the study, but there was no connection with mortality rates. people who received from others were healthier than people who spent their time others.