Hospice Volunteers: The Impact of Personality Characteristics on Retention and Job Performance

Paradis, Lenora Finn; Usui, Wayne M.

doi:10.1080/0742-969x.1987.11882578

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“…As can be seen in Table 1, the SN function also consistently discriminated between the four-letter combinations, which were significantly underrepresented (ISTJ, ISFJ, and ISTP) and overrepresented (INFP, ENFP, ENFJ, and ENTJ). These data support earlier work by Paradis and Usui (1987) that described hospice volunteer personality characteristics. They also reinforce the significance of intuitive attributes in determining whether individuals choose the hospice environment for volunteer work.…”

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“…Most volunteer studies have investigated demographics (Lammers, 1991;Okun & Eisenberg, 1992); workrelated issues such as retention and job performance (Lafer, 1989;Paradis & Usui, 1987, 1989; and, in the case of hospice: volunteers, death anxiety (Amenta & Weiner, 1981a, 1981bLafer, 1989;Robbins, 1991). Although Downloaded by [University of Sussex Library] at 08:00 05 February 2015 some studies have included inquiry into personality attributes of volunteers (Burke & Hall, 1986;Paradis & Usui, 1987), research in this area is still deficient. Further, there is but a paucity of research exploring personality characteristics that distinguish those volunteering for the unique and atypical environment of the hospice from the general population.…”

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Personality Characteristics of Hospice Volunteers as Measured by Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

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Im²

1995

Journal of Personality Assessment

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A sample of hospice volunteers (n = 99) was administered the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Myers & McCaulley, 1985). Frequencies of types observed were compared to population sample (n = 1,105) frequencies. Results indicated that, as a whole, hospice volunteers preferred extraversion over introversion, intuition over sensing, and feeling over thinking. Analysis of four-and two-letter preference combinations also yielded statistically significant differences. Most notably, the sensing-intuitive function appeared pivotal in determining of hospice volunteering. Suggestions are offered as to why the sensing-intuition function appeared central to hospice volunteering. Results appeared consistent with Jungian personality theory.

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Personality Characteristics of Hospice Volunteers as Measured by Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

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Im²

1995

Journal of Personality Assessment

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“…In either case, the results hint that hospice volunteers may be a unique subset of the population especially adept at meaning-making in the context of bereavement. This finding is 730 M. Mackay and S. Bluck in line with a few existing studies showing that volunteering for hospice may increase people's death competency (e.g., Paradis & Usui, 1987), defined as ''human skills and capabilities in dealing with death'' (Robbins, 1994, p. 160). Alternatively, the finding may be attributable to the nature of death-related and low point experiences in general.…”

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Meaning-Making in Memories: A Comparison of Memories of Death-Related and Low Point Life Experiences

Mackay

Bluck

2010

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Because of their extensive experience with death and dying, hospice volunteers may be more successful at engaging in meaning-making regarding their death-related experiences than their low point life experiences (e.g., job loss). Consequently, their memories of death-related experiences will manifest more meaning-making strategies (e.g., bendfit-finding) than their low point memories. Fifty-two hospice volunteers wrote memory narratives of death-related and low point experiences and provided ratings of their memories. Results show that death memory narratives exhibit more meaning-making strategies, are rated as more emotionally positive, and are more frequently rehearsed. The long-term significance of the use of meaning-making strategies is discussed.

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“…In one study, such personality characteristics as caring, empathy, low anxiety, and responsiveness were not, by themselves, always good predictors of a successful volunteer. 8 The literature suggests, then, that acombination ofqualities, i.e. highly empathic, low anxiety persons who have previous death and bereavement experiences, may be best suited to hospice volunteer work.…”

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Effective hospice volunteers: Demographic and personality characteristics

Caidwell¹,

Scott

1994

Am J Hosp Palliat Care

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The purpose of the study was to examine demographic and personality characteristics of highly effective hospice volunteers. Volunteer coordinators of all Texas Hospice Organization member hospices were asked to select their most committed and effective volunteers to participate in the study. Volunteers had above-average incomes, were predominately white, female, active in other voluntary activities, and motivated by their own experiences with death of a loved one. The largest proportion of female volunteers (27.3 percent) were extroverted, sensing, feeling, judging personality types (ESFJ), whereas, for male volunteers, the largest proportion (20.8 percent) were introverted, sensing, thinking, judging personality types (ISTJ). This information will be beneficial in recruitment, training, and retention of hospice volunteers.

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Hospice Volunteers: The Impact of Personality Characteristics on Retention and Job Performance

Cited by 25 publications

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Personality Characteristics of Hospice Volunteers as Measured by Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Personality Characteristics of Hospice Volunteers as Measured by Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Meaning-Making in Memories: A Comparison of Memories of Death-Related and Low Point Life Experiences

Effective hospice volunteers: Demographic and personality characteristics

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