How Motivation Affects Volunteering Intention: The Mediating Role of Volunteering Experience

He, Xu; Xu, Sai; Wu, Jihong; Feng, Tianli

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2020.20518abstract

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“…Controlled motivation is negatively correlated with volunteers' work engagement, length of volunteering and intention to continue (De Clerck et al, 2022;He, 2020;Li et al, 2016;Li & Wu, 2019;Nencini et al, 2016;Sheldon et al, 2023). Overall, evidence from SDT and empirical studies both suggests that the more robust volunteers' autonomous motivation, the higher their sustained volunteering; the more robust volunteers' controlled motivation, the lower their sustained volunteering.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…It has good reliability and validity and is suitable for the study of volunteering (Haivas et al, 2013). Thus, we selected the Chinese version of MAWS (He, 2020) to measure motivations for volunteering work. It consists of two subscales: the autonomous motivation scale (3 items; Cronbach's α = 0.93; e.g., 'I choose to be a volunteer because it allows me to reach my life goals'.)…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Based on SDT, many studies found that volunteers' autonomous motivation is positively correlated with their work engagement, commitment to volunteering, length of volunteering and intention to continue (De Clerck, Willem, De Cocker, & Haerens, 2022; Hamilton Skurak, Malinen, Kuntz, & Näswall, 2019; He, 2020; Li & Wu, 2019; Li, Wu, & Kee, 2016; Nencini et al, 2016; Sheldon et al, 2023; Wu, Li, & Khoo, 2016). Controlled motivation is negatively correlated with volunteers' work engagement, length of volunteering and intention to continue (De Clerck et al, 2022; He, 2020; Li et al, 2016; Li & Wu, 2019; Nencini et al, 2016; Sheldon et al, 2023). Overall, evidence from SDT and empirical studies both suggests that the more robust volunteers' autonomous motivation, the higher their sustained volunteering; the more robust volunteers' controlled motivation, the lower their sustained volunteering.…”

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“…Behaviour motivated by autonomous motivation can satisfy people's need for autonomy, which is related to positive outcomes; whereas controlled motivation prevents people to satisfy their need for autonomy, which is associated with negative behavioural sequences. Based on SDT, many studies found that volunteers' autonomous motivation is positively correlated with their work engagement, commitment to volunteering, length of volunteering and intention to continue (De Clerck, Willem, De Cocker, & Haerens, 2022; Hamilton Skurak, Malinen, Kuntz, & Näswall, 2019; He, 2020; Li & Wu, 2019; Li, Wu, & Kee, 2016; Nencini et al, 2016; Sheldon et al, 2023; Wu, Li, & Khoo, 2016). Controlled motivation is negatively correlated with volunteers' work engagement, length of volunteering and intention to continue (De Clerck et al, 2022; He, 2020; Li et al, 2016; Li & Wu, 2019; Nencini et al, 2016; Sheldon et al, 2023).…”

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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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