Conducive Social Roles and Demographics Influencing Volunteering

Smith, David H.; Wang, Lili

doi:10.1007/978-1-137-26317-9_29

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“…Some scholars underpin that voluntary participation varies by age or lifecycle stage associated with the different adult roles (e.g. with work, family obligations) taken throughout the life cycle Musick and Wilson 2008;Smith and Wang 2016). The empirical evidence shows that volunteering is generally higher among middle-aged citizens compared to the elderly and youth (Wymer 1998;Curtis et al 2001;Pho 2008).…”

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Solidarity in Europe

Lahusen¹,

Grasso²

2018

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Based on unique international survey data, this book shows us a much needed, and exceptionally detailed, picture of the solidaristic acts and ideas of Europeans in the context of pressing economic, cultural, and political challenges. A timely, insightful, and thought-provoking contribution to our understanding of the viability of solidarity as a cornerstone of social organization in Europe."-Professor Wim van Oorschot, KU Leuven, Belgium "Solidarity in Europe is a timely book. Austerity measures, the inflow of refugees, and the rise of populism have placed considerable strain on European solidarity. This insightful book provides a rich and variegated picture of solidarity in Europe, and redresses false conceptions about solidarity and further addresses a key issue: our capacity to live together and to create social cohesion".

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Section: Theoretical Background and Hypothesesmentioning

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Solidarity in Europe

Lahusen¹,

Grasso²

2018

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“…The estimates from these studies are most likely uninformative about the causal effect of hours of paid work on volunteering because they cannot address the bias that arises as people's current participation in volunteering is related to past participation in volunteering. Compelling evidence thus suggests that people who have volunteered in the past are much more likely to volunteer in the present, irrespective of other factors, such as current workload, either because people form a habit of volunteering or because unobserved individual characteristics are associated with both past and present volunteer participation (Dawson et al, 2019;Janoski et al, 1998;Smith & Wang, 2016;Wilson, 2000). An example of such an individual characteristic that might confound the relationship between hours of paid work and volunteering is the ability to cope with time pressure, which psychologists have found to vary greatly between individuals (Szollos, 2009).…”

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Hours of Paid Work and Volunteering: Evidence From Danish Panel Data

Qvist

2021

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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The nature of the relationship between the time people spend on paid work and volunteering remains debated in the social sciences. Time constraint theory suggests a negative relationship because people can allocate only as much time to volunteering as their work responsibilities permit. However, social integration theory suggests a more complex inverse U-shaped relationship because paid work not only limits people’s free time but also plays a key role in their social integration. Departing from these competing theories, this study uses two-wave panel data from Denmark to examine the relationship between hours of paid work and volunteering. In support of time constraint theory, the results suggest that hours of paid work have a significant negative effect on the total number of hours that people spend volunteering, not mainly because paid work hours affect people’s propensity to volunteer but because they affect the number of hours that volunteers contribute.

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“…SPF theory, therefore, seems a useful theory for understanding changes in volunteering related to life course transitions. Established theories on volunteering from a life course perspective, which have added valuable contributions to the state of research, including resource theory (Wilson & Musick, 1997), role theories (role extension theory; Mutchler et al, 2003), and role overload theory (Markham & Bonjean, 1996; Mutchler et al, 2003; Wilson, 2000), the dominant status theory (Smith, 1994; Smith & Wang, 2016), and rational choice theories (Butrica et al, 2009), have been applied in a rather static way. Various studies have compared different life stages in relation to volunteering by applying a between-individual approach.…”

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Transitions Into and Out of Voluntary Work Over the Life Course: What is the Effect of Major Life Events?

Niebuur

Liefbroer

Steverink

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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The aim of the current study is to investigate which major life events are associated with transitions into and out of volunteering over the life course and, especially, why these associations exist. Social Production Function theory is used to derive hypotheses, which are tested using longitudinal data (adult subsample) from Lifelines. Associations between major life events and (a) volunteer take-up, nonvolunteer sample ( N = 59,773) and (b) volunteer cessation, volunteer sample ( N = 32,143) are studied by applying Linear Probability Modeling. Results show clear associations between specific major life events and starting and quitting volunteering. The influence on the latter is stronger than on the former. Most findings are in line with our theory-based expectations indicating that (a) voluntary work contributes especially to the fulfillment of the needs for status, stimulation, and behavioral confirmation and (2) life events causing losses (gains) in these needs are associated with a higher likelihood to take-up (quit) volunteering.

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Conducive Social Roles and Demographics Influencing Volunteering

Cited by 13 publications

References 242 publications

Solidarity in Europe

Solidarity in Europe

Hours of Paid Work and Volunteering: Evidence From Danish Panel Data

Transitions Into and Out of Voluntary Work Over the Life Course: What is the Effect of Major Life Events?

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