Influences of Resources and Subjective Dispositions on Formal and Informal Volunteering

Mitani, Haruyo

doi:10.1007/s11266-013-9384-3

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“…Our research design allows us to provide evidence that this is rather due to prior self-selection and not to volunteering itself, contributing to the discussion on the antecedents and consequences of volunteer engagement. Thus, we can infer that voluntary service programs at universities attract those students who already show better scores on social and personal domains (Finkelstein & Brannick, 2007;Mitani, 2014;Pinazo, Peris, & Gámez, 2010). Apart from that, our results show that self-selection into the program is not related to students' socioeconomic background.…”

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confidence: 57%

Students’ Community Service: Self-Selection and the Effects of Participation

Meyer

Neumayr

Rameder

2019

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Numerous studies demonstrate the effectiveness of university-based community service programs on students’ personal, social, ethical, and academic domains. These effects depend on both, the characteristics of students enrolled and the characteristics of the programs, for instance whether they are voluntary or mandatory. Our study investigates whether effects of voluntary service programs are indeed caused by the service experience or by prior self-selection. Using data from a pre–post quasi-experimental design conducted at a public university in Europe and taking students’ socioeconomic background into account, our findings on self-efficacy, generalized trust, empathic concern, and attributions for poverty show that there are no participation effects. Instead, students who join in community service differ significantly from nonparticipants with regard to almost all investigated domains a priori, indicating strong self-selection. Our results underline the importance of structured group reflection, most notably with regard to attitude-related topics.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 57%

Students’ Community Service: Self-Selection and the Effects of Participation

Meyer

Neumayr

Rameder

2019

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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“…This is a peculiar characteristic of the Italian case, as in many instances it has been found that women are more involved than men in voluntary organizations (Musick and Wilson 2008;Piper and Schnepf 2008;Wilson 2012;Mitani 2014). Nevertheless, it appears that as women in Italy are less involved in voluntary associations, they may have more constraints.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…This country has often been described as a case of weak ''civism'' (Almond and Verba 1963), with low levels of associationism, volunteerism, and social capital (Curtis et al 1992;Putnam 1993;Dekker and Van den Broek 1998;Schofer and Fourcade-Gourinchas 2001). In Italy, contrarily to what has been found in other countries (Wilson 2000;Piper and Schnepf 2008;Mitani 2014), women are less likely to be involved in voluntary organizations (La Valle 2006;ISTAT 2014), and their involvement decreases with age (ISTAT 2013). Thus, this pattern could be related to the different life cycle phases women go through, which may act as constraints for involvement.…”

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confidence: 99%

Life Course, Gender, and Participation in Voluntary Organizations in Italy

Quaranta

2015

Voluntas

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This article investigates the gender differences in participation in voluntary organizations across the life course in Italy. It shows that three forms of engagement in voluntary organizations-donating money, attending meetings, and doing unpaid work-may depend on some stages of the life course-leaving the parental home, forming a union, and becoming a parent-as it is plausible that they may change personal resources and pose constraints or provide opportunities for involvement. Using the household survey ''ISTAT Multipurpose Survey-Aspects of daily life'', the article finds that while leaving the parental home is positively associated with both men's and women's involvement, forming a union, and being a parent is detrimental for women's involvement and not for men's. This pattern indicates that gender roles may constrain more women's than men's probability of participation in voluntary organizations.Résumé Cet article étudie les différences entre les sexes dans la participation aux organisations bénévoles au cours d'une vie en Italie. Il montre que les trois formes d'engagement dans les organismes bénévoles -dons d'argent, participation aux réunions et travail non rémunéré -peuvent dépendre de certaines étapes au cours de la vie -quitter le domicile parental, former un syndicat et devenir parent -car il est plausible qu'elles modifient les ressources personnelles et posent des contraintes ou offrent des occasions de participation. À l'aide de l'enquête sur les ména-ges « Enquête universelle : aspects de la vie quotidienne » , l'article conclut que si quitter le domicile parental est corrélé de manière positive à la fois à la participation des hommes et à celle des femmes, former un syndicat et être parent est préjudi-ciable à la participation des femmes et non à celle des hommes. Ce modèle indique & Mario Quaranta que le rôle des sexes peut limiter davantage la probabilité des femmes que des hommes de participer aux organisations bénévoles. Zusammenfassung Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Unterschiede zwischen den Geschlechtern in Italien hinsichtlich ihrer Mitwirkung in ehrenamtlichen Organisationen im Laufe ihres Lebens. Es zeigt sich, dass drei Formen des Engagements bei ehrenamtlichen Organisationen -Geldspenden, die Teilnahme an Versammlungen und die Verrichtung unbezahlter Arbeit -von bestimmten Lebensabschnitten abhängig sein können, z. B. der Auszug aus dem Elternhaus, das Eingehen einer Partnerschaft und eine Elternschaft, da sich dadurch verständlicherweise persönli-che Ressourcen ändern können und diese Ereignisse die Möglichkeit sich zu engagieren entweder einschränken oder erhöhen. Unter Bezugnahme auf die Haushaltserhebung ,,ISTAT Mehrzweckbefragung -Aspekte des täglichen Lebens'' kommt man zu folgendem Ergebnis: Während sich der Auszug aus dem Elternhaus positv auf das Engagement von sowohl Männern als auch Frauen auswirkt, haben das Eingehen einer Partnerschaft und die Elternschaft einen nachteiligen Effekt für das Engagement von Frauen, nicht jedoch für das Engagement von Männern. Dieses Verhaltens...

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“…Most prior research investigating decision-making relating to volunteering has either involved population samples that include both volunteers and non-volunteers to identify any differences between the groups (Bulanda and Jendrek, 2016;Dury et al, 2016;Gil-Lacruz et al, 2017;Gray et al, 2012;Hank and Stuck, 2008;Lee and Brudney, 2009;Mitani, 2013;Plagnol and Huppert, 2009;Taniguchi, 2011;van der Horst et al, 2016;Wang et al, 2016;Warburton and Stirling, 2007;Yeung, 2016) or only included current volunteers (Hong and Morrow-Howell, 2013;Kelemen et al, 2017;Larkin, Sadler, and Mahler, 2005;. The present study adopted an alternative approach by intentionally sampling those who do not engage in formal volunteering to identify factors contributing to their lack of participation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“Charity Begins at Home”: Informal Caring Barriers to Formal Volunteering Among Older People

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Formal volunteering is an important economic and social activity. In many countries, prevalence of volunteering is decreasing overall, including among older people who constitute a major volunteering resource. This qualitative study explored reasons for nonvolunteering among seniors, with a focus on those who attribute their non-volunteering to their existing helping commitments. Forty-nine Australian interviewees aged 60+ years described a range of social, psychological, and temporal factors that resulted in their prioritization of informal rather than formal volunteering activities. These factors are mapped onto a theoretical framework matrix, with social identity and social capital theories appearing to possess the most explanatory power. The findings suggest that programs designed to encourage formal volunteering among older people need to be implemented in a manner that recognizes that members of this group can hold many other responsibilities that limit their ability to participate, especially those assisting in the care of multiple generations.

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Influences of Resources and Subjective Dispositions on Formal and Informal Volunteering

Cited by 27 publications

References 40 publications

Students’ Community Service: Self-Selection and the Effects of Participation

Students’ Community Service: Self-Selection and the Effects of Participation

Life Course, Gender, and Participation in Voluntary Organizations in Italy

“Charity Begins at Home”: Informal Caring Barriers to Formal Volunteering Among Older People

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