Motives, Role Identity, and Prosocial Personality as Predictors of Volunteer Activity
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2005
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2005.33.4.403
Abstract
Constructs from the functional analysis and role identity models of volunteerism were combined in a study of activity and tenure among hospice volunteers. The influence of prosocial personality tendencies on sustained volunteer activity was also examined. The findings were most supportive of a role identity model of sustained volunteerism. Identity and perceived expectations emerged as the strongest predictors of both time spent volunteering and length of service. Initial motives for volunteering showed a weaker than expected relationship with volunteerism. Motives were, however, correlated with role identity and perceived expectations in an interpretable and theoretically coherent manner. The results provided preliminary support for a conceptual framework that integrates the functional and identity approaches to understanding long-term volunteers.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Social Behavior and Personality, v. 33, issue 4, p. 403-418
Scholar Commons Citation
Finkelstein, Marcie; Penner, Louis A.; and Brannick, Michael T., "Motives, Role Identity, and Prosocial Personality as Predictors of Volunteer Activity" (2005). Psychology Faculty Publications. 764.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/764
