Strengthening Families Through Volunteerism: Integrating Family Volunteerism and Family Life Education

Lewton, Amanda R.; Nievar, M. Angela

doi:10.1080/01494929.2012.700909

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“…This ensures that participants not only contribute to host communities but also experience personal and professional development. This modern understanding acknowledges the multifaceted nature of volunteer tourism motivations, transcending innate altruism, and results in a more well-rounded and meaningful experience for all (Lewton & Nievar, 2021). Hence, this research aims to analyze diverse motivational factors influencing voluntourism participation and align these factors to design voluntourism programs in different areas of need in India.…”

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A Comprehensive Analysis of Motivational Factors in Voluntourism

2023

European Economic Letters

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While voluntourism has gained popularity as a means of contributing to community development and personal growth, a comprehensive understanding of the underlying motivational factors remains essential. The research methodology involved the survey of 200 voluntourists in Uttarakhand, focusing on their motivations, and employed logistic regression for analysis. The major findings unveiled that career development and altruism significantly influence voluntourism participation, with career development exhibiting statistical significance. On the other hand, while social factors also have a positive impact, this relationship lacks statistical significance. These findings emphasize the multifaceted nature of voluntourists' motivations, indicating that programs should be designed to align with these factors for holistic success. In conclusion, this research provides crucial insights for framing voluntourism programs that can cater to the diverse motivations of participants, contributing not only to the welfare of host communities but also to the personal and professional growth of volunteers. It serves as a cornerstone for future advancements in the voluntourism domain, striving for more meaningful and mutually beneficial outcomes.

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A Comprehensive Analysis of Motivational Factors in Voluntourism

2023

European Economic Letters

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“…Hawkins & Ooms, 2012; Lewton & Nievar, 2012;Reck, Higginbotham, Skogrand, & Davis, 2012;Schrannn & Gomez-Scott, 2012; Whitton & Buzzella, 2012), or clinical/ethical issues (Bailey, 2012;Rosik, 2014) and would not normally be expected to have included demographic data on…”

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Does Dividing the Range by Four Provide an Accurate Estimate of a Standard Deviation in Family Science Research? A Teaching Editorial

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Marriage & Family Review

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Occasionally, scientific reports have omitted information on standard deviations, making estimates of effect sizes very difficult to impossible. In such situations, several scholars have recommended obtaining an estimate of the standard deviation of distributions by dividing the range of the distribution (highest value minus lowest value) by four. However, there appears to be little evidence to confirm the validity of this approach. Articles from 2012 to 2015 in the journal Marriage & Family Review were surveyed to find instances where demographic variables (age, education, duration of relationship, number of children) were reported with both standard deviations and ranges. Ratios between range and standard deviations were calculated by several rules of thumb or more complex formulas and compared to the actual ratios obtained.Results indicated that dividing by 5 in general provided a more accurate estimate of actual standard deviations but accuracy in predicting the true ratio between range and standard deviation was substantially related to the position of the mean score within the range of scores with larger divisors needed as the mean approached either the minimum or the maximum values of the demographic variable (skew). Other recent formulae for estimating the standard deviation were also evaluated, but the skew-based approach appeared to be more accurate than the others.However, further investigation in other samples is needed because the skew-based approach was derived from observation of the data here, which might not replicate in different sets of data.

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“…for example, uses it to analyze volunteer satisfaction and burnout Lewton and Nievar (2012). use it to study the benefits family volunteer work has with regards to strengthening the family and to individual growth.…”

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Analysis of Volunteering Among Spanish Children and Young People: Approximation to Their Determinants and Parental Influence

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The objective of this paper is to analyze the factors determining volunteerism among Spanish young people and children, with a particular emphasis on the influence of voluntary and social activities performed by parents. The database used is the 2002-2003 Time User Survey from the Spanish Statistical Office. We estimated the determinants influencing young people and children to become volunteers as a two-part decision: first, whether to volunteer or not, and second, to decide the amount of time they will spend volunteering. The results show that the most influential variables for all age groups are parents volunteering as examples, and parents' educational level. We consider this a relevant topic for identifying the role of public policies in promoting volunteerism, or organizations' activities for encouraging youth participation.

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Strengthening Families Through Volunteerism: Integrating Family Volunteerism and Family Life Education

Cited by 7 publications

References 48 publications

A Comprehensive Analysis of Motivational Factors in Voluntourism

A Comprehensive Analysis of Motivational Factors in Voluntourism

Does Dividing the Range by Four Provide an Accurate Estimate of a Standard Deviation in Family Science Research? A Teaching Editorial

Analysis of Volunteering Among Spanish Children and Young People: Approximation to Their Determinants and Parental Influence

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