Religiosity and Volunteering Intention among Undergraduate Malaysian Muslim Students

Abstract

This paper deals with the question: To what extent do religiosity characteristics, contribute to the influence of volunteering intention among Malaysian Muslim students during disasters? To answer this research question, we focused the students in public universities. The finding concerns found that religiosity increases the likelihood of volunteering intention, implying that religious affiliation of youth increases the likelihood of volunteering. This is in line with previous research, that religious attendance is related positively to volunteering. These results confirm the idea that support of the religious attributes community plays quite a large role in volunteering process.. However, it a bear that volunteering is not only dependent on religious community, but also on individual motivation.

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“…It is clear that any religion cares for the welfare of all humans and ask its members to engage in volunteer works without hoping for any reward form the God. [36] and [37] highlighted the 'religion' theme was important in determining the decision to volunteer. Religiosity refers to the importance individuals attached to any beliefs practices of religion.…”