Accounting for Sustained Volunteering by Young People: An Expanded TPB

Abstract

This study tested an expanded TBP model, which included personal norms and self-identity as cognitive variables, in a sample of current young volunteers of a general charity in the UK. Actual volunteering was measured via continued observation throughout the duration of the projects. An integrative model of sustained volunteering was proposed because some relationships did not follow the hypothesized paths. Subjective norm emerged as the exclusive determinant of sustained volunteering and also as the potential mediator of the effects of other variables over future volunteering behavior. Two focus groups with volunteers and 28 personal interviews with the coordinators of the volunteering projects were conducted to triangulate the research findings and reveal the main causes for dropouts and non-attendance.Résumé Cette étude a testé un modèle élargi de la théorie du comportement planifié (TPB -Theory of Planned Behavior), ayant inclus des normes personnelles et une identité du moi à titre de variables cognitives, dans un échantillon de jeunes bénévoles actuels d'une organisation caritative générale du Royaume-Uni. Le bénévolat effectif a été mesuré par le biais d'une observation continue tout au long de la durée des projets. Un modèle d'intégration de bénévolat durable a été proposé car certaines relations n'étaient pas conformes aux pistes faisant l'objet d'une hypothèse. Une norme subjective a émergé comme le déterminant exclusif d'un bénévolat durable et également comme le médiateur potentiel des effets d'autres variables sur un comportement futur du bénévolat. Deux groupes témoins Resumen El presente estudio puso a prueba un modelo ampliado TBP (Teoría del Comportamiento Planificado), que incluyó normas personales y la identidad propia como variables cognitivas, en una muestra de voluntarios jóvenes actuales de una organización benéfica general en el Reino Unido. El voluntariado real se midió mediante observación continua a lo largo del período de duración de los proyectos. Se propuso un modelo integrador de voluntariado sostenido porque algunas relaciones no siguieron las vías que se plantearon como hipótesis. La norma subjetiva emergió como el determinante exclusivo del voluntariado sostenido y también como el mediador potencial de los efectos de otras variables sobre el comportamiento futuro del voluntariado. Se llevaron a cabo dos grupos de enfoque con voluntarios y 28 entrevistas personales con los coordinadores de los proyectos de voluntariado para triangular los hallazgos de la investigación y revelar las causas principales de los abandonos y la no asistencia.Keywords Theory of planned behavior Á Volunteering Á Young Á Volitional behavior Á Intentionality Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. (Goethe)

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