Does Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter to College Students’ Sustained Volunteering? A Mixed-Methods Study

Zheng, Shuang; Yao, Meilin; Zhang, Lifan; Li, Jing; Xing, Huilin

doi:10.3390/ijerph182413229

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“…In addition, the satisfaction of competence seems to be equally important for both genders; however, in predicting sense of national responsibility, the effect in the male group was substantial, while trivial in the female group. This might offer information on the importance of feeling competent in developing a sense of responsibility for the community because, as previous studies suggest (e.g., Bellato, 2020;Clark et al, 2020;Zheng et al, 2021), the fulfillment of basic needs, particularly a sense of competence, might be predictive of healthy behavior and might also lead to increased willingness to participate in sharing, caring, and providing insights for volunteers. In addition, given that gender exhibited significant differences in our model, which, in turn, led to different path parameters in the model.…”

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“…Positive psychology highlighted the role of BPN in enhancing various aspects of the person such as self-efficacy, passion, continuous effort, and selfesteem and engagement in volunteer work (e.g., Dewaele et al, 2019;Alamer and Almulhim, 2021;Wang et al, 2021;Alamer, 2022a,c;Elahi Shrivan and Alamer, 2022). Consequently, organizations' efforts to plan and design activities should bear in mind volunteers' fulfillment of their three BPN that enable volunteers to gain a sense of effectiveness and mastery, build closeness and connection with significant others, and experience choice and psychological freedom (Zheng et al, 2021).…”

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The role of basic psychological needs on volunteering and national responsibility during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the context of Saudi Arabia

Alamer

Sultan

2022

Front. Educ.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the world, leading to school and university closures. A practical response to minimize the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic depends largely on students’ voluntary adherence to government guidelines as well as their participation in volunteering activities and their willingness to take national responsibility. From the perspective of the self-determination theory (SDT) of motivation, it is postulated that for students to willingly participate in volunteering activities and take national responsibility, three basic psychological needs (BPN) of autonomy, competence, and relatedness must be fulfilled. We investigate the extent to which satisfying these needs is associated with an increase in searching for opportunities to volunteer, sense of national responsibility, and the quantity of volunteering made. A total of 215 Saudi male and female participants were involved in the study. Our analysis showed that the three needs are satisfied among the sample and that no gender differences existed. Regarding the correlation analysis, the results revealed that the three BPN were significantly correlated with the sense of national responsibility and searching for opportunities to volunteer but not with the quantity of volunteering made. The results highlighted the key role that the three BPN play in understanding Saudi students’ levels of participation in volunteering and taking on national responsibility. The results are discussed in light of the pandemic context.

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The role of basic psychological needs on volunteering and national responsibility during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the context of Saudi Arabia

Alamer

Sultan

2022

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“…The overall scale for positive experiences exhibited good reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.92) and construct validity (CFI = 1.00, SRMR = 0.00) in our sample. (Thoits & Hewitt, 2001;Zheng et al, 2021).…”

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“…Little is known about how the combined effect of volunteers' motivations and positive experiences on their sustained volunteering. Given that variable‐centred approaches cannot treat variables in combination and uncover the joint effect of variables on behavioural outcomes but person‐centred approaches, such as latent profile analysis (LPA), do (Bamberg & Verkuyten, 2022; Meyer & Morin, 2016; Zheng, Yao, Zhang, Li, & Xing, 2021), we used LPA to address this gap. Specifically, we identified the optimal number of motivations and positive experiences profiles and investigated these profiles' relationships with sustained volunteering.…”

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Profiles of volunteers' motivations and positive experiences relate to their sustained volunteering during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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Ju,

Qin

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Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Volunteering benefits individuals and society but is hard to sustain, especially in emergencies. Based on the volunteer process model and self‐determination theory, this study identified the optimal number of motivations and positive experiences profiles and investigated these profiles' relationships with volunteers' sustained volunteering during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Seven hundred and eighteen volunteers completed a series of measures about motivations to volunteer (e.g., autonomous and controlled), positive experiences (e.g., satisfaction, meaningfulness and happiness) and sustained volunteering. Results indicated that meaningfulness and happiness positively predicted sustained volunteering but satisfaction did not. Furthermore, we identified four distinct groups using latent profile analysis: the highest autonomy‐best experience group (34.96%), high autonomy‐well experience group (44.84%), moderate autonomy‐general experience group (17.83%) and low autonomy‐bad experience group (2.37%). Volunteers in the highest autonomy‐best experience group showed the highest level of sustained volunteering compared to those in other groups. These findings suggest that volunteers' motivations and positive experiences play a combined role in sustained volunteering. They also have significance for fostering long‐term volunteering. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

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Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Profiles and Their Associations With Regulatory Focus, Resilience, and Friendship Quality in University Students From New Zealand (Aotearoa) and Hawai'i, USA

Soo Hoo

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<p>This research identified unique configurations (i.e., profiles) of basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration (i.e., autonomy satisfaction, autonomy frustration, competence satisfaction, competence frustration, relatedness satisfaction, and relatedness frustration) in a sample of 771 undergraduate students attending universities from two locations in the Pacific region - New Zealand (Aotearoa) (N = 385) and Hawaiʻi, USA (N = 386). Seven profiles were identified in both study locations using latent profile analysis. Similarities and differences among these profiles were then examined in regard to regulatory focus orientation (i.e., eagerness, vigilance), resilience, and friendship quality factors. Findings indicate that profiles characterized by high satisfaction and low frustration for all needs were the most adaptive in terms of eagerness, resilience, and friendship quality. Profiles characterized by low satisfaction and high frustration for all needs were the least adaptive in terms of all factors. In addition, the results indicate that eagerness and resilience may have stronger associations with autonomy and competence than relatedness. In contrast, friendship quality may have a stronger association with relatedness than with autonomy and competence. This research is important as it provides a detailed account of the interrelationships among facets of need satisfaction and frustration and is the first to identify need profiles in two countries within the same study. These findings provide valuable insights into the motivational underpinnings of individual differences in eagerness, resilience, and friendship quality.</p>

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Does Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter to College Students’ Sustained Volunteering? A Mixed-Methods Study

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The role of basic psychological needs on volunteering and national responsibility during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the context of Saudi Arabia

The role of basic psychological needs on volunteering and national responsibility during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the context of Saudi Arabia

Profiles of volunteers' motivations and positive experiences relate to their sustained volunteering during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Profiles and Their Associations With Regulatory Focus, Resilience, and Friendship Quality in University Students From New Zealand (Aotearoa) and Hawai'i, USA

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