Volunteering and Charitable Giving: Do Religious and Associational Ties Promote Helping Behavior?

Jackson, Elton F.; Bachmeier, Mark D.; Wood, Joanne V.; Craft, Elizabeth A.

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“…Their evidence suggests that there is a positive relationship between these activities and civic engagement and that introducing outside activity attenuates the effect of religious service attendance (Jackson et al 1995;Park and Smith 2002). However, sampling restrictions, methodological shortcomings, and poor measurements of bridging civic engagement limit these studies' conclusions.…”

Section: Congregation Activity and Bridging Civic Engagementmentioning

confidence: 96%

From Pews to Participation: The Effect of Congregation Activity and Context on Bridging Civic Engagement

2006

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Section: Congregation Activity and Bridging Civic Engagementmentioning

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From Pews to Participation: The Effect of Congregation Activity and Context on Bridging Civic Engagement

2006

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“…The general consensus is that religiosity motivates and bolsters civic engagement in the form of religious volunteerism and charitable giving [32][33][34]. Furthermore, findings in this body of work indicate that religiosity also fosters secular volunteerism [35]. Our theoretical arguments are based on the assumption that religious investments, in the form of learned religious norms and practices, can foster both competencies and propensities for civic engagement [36].…”

Section: Volunteerism and Religiositymentioning

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Secular Volunteerism among Texan Emerging Adults: Exploring Pathways of Childhood and Adulthood Religiosity

DeAngelis

Acevedo

2016

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Prior research suggests that religiosity, especially public religious participation, is related to greater volunteerism. However, less is known about religious transmission across the life course, in particular whether and how religiosity in childhood is linked to later life volunteerism. This study investigates a sample of emerging adults in South Texas (n = 701) with a high percent of Hispanic Americans (53 percent). Specifically, we examine pathways of childhood and emerging adulthood religiosity leading to secular volunteerism. Findings indicate that both childhood and emerging adulthood religiosity are associated with greater volunteerism, but the effects of childhood religiosity on emerging adulthood volunteerism are mediated through emerging adulthood religiosity. These findings provide further confirmation of the importance of childhood religiosity only insofar as religiousness persists into adulthood. In other words, we find that it is emerging adulthood religiosity that transmits childhood religiosity into greater secular volunteerism in later life. Furthermore, emerging adulthood public religiosity has the most robust direct effects on volunteerism.

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“…Some of the past studies have shown that there is a direct impact between religiosity and attitude towards helping others and attitude towards the charity (Ranganathan and Henley 2008). Studies have also found that religious involvement will have positive influence on various forms of civic behaviour and charitable giving (Perks and Haan, 2010;Jackson et al, 1995;Hodgkinson et al, 1990). Prior research have shown that religious Christians were motivated to give for religious reasons and out of their sense of duty to society (Slyke et al, 2005).…”

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Moderating role of religious beliefs on attitudes towards charities and motivation to donate

Teah

Lwin

Cheah

2014

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

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Teah, M. and Lwin, M. and Cheah, I. 2014. Moderating role of religious beliefs on attitudes towards charities and motivation to donate. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. 26 (5): pp. 738-760. 1 Moderating Role of Religious Beliefs on Attitudes towards Charities and Motivation to Donate PurposeThe study aims to examine the relationship between image of charitable organizations, attitudes towards charities and motivation to donate. In addition, the study will investigate the moderating effects of religious beliefs on attitudes towards charities and motivation to donate. Design/methodology/approachData is collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Trained interviewers employed a mallintercept method in downtown Kuala Lumpur over both weekdays and weekends. The scales are adapted from established sources. FindingsIt was found that religious beliefs moderates the relationship between attitudes towards charities and motivation to donate. In addition, image of charitable organizations has a positive influence on attitudes towards charities. It was also found that both image of charitable organizations and attitudes towards charities influence motivation to donate. Research limitations/implicationsThe study is conducted within downtown Kuala Lumpur and is not generalizable across Malaysia and other countries. In addition, this study only looked at general religious beliefs, therefore findings are not specific to a religion. As a result, possible religious differences may be neglected. Lastly, the study only focused on donors and further studies need to be conducted on non-donors to further understand donation behaviour. Practical implicationsThe findings from the study provide valuable insights to charities, government bodies and policy makers as it highlights the linkages between image of charitable organizations, attitudes towards charities and the motivation to donate of past donors. Additionally, religious bodies can also use the findings to formulate communication strategies to benefit charities as well as the broader community. Originality/valueThe study provides insights into the motivations of donors to donate to charities. More importantly, it also examines the influence of religious beliefs on donation behaviour, thus shedding insights on the opportunities for fundraising by charities.

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Volunteering and Charitable Giving: Do Religious and Associational Ties Promote Helping Behavior?

Cited by 175 publications

References 24 publications

From Pews to Participation: The Effect of Congregation Activity and Context on Bridging Civic Engagement

From Pews to Participation: The Effect of Congregation Activity and Context on Bridging Civic Engagement

Secular Volunteerism among Texan Emerging Adults: Exploring Pathways of Childhood and Adulthood Religiosity

Moderating role of religious beliefs on attitudes towards charities and motivation to donate

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