Personality, Job Resources, and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Volunteer Engagement in Non-Governmental Organizations
| Autor: | Magdalena Kossowska, Mariola Łaguna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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050109 social psychology Profit (economics) volunteerism job resources 0502 economics and business Personality 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Big Five personality traits Political science Volunteer health care economics and organizations media_common Self-efficacy 05 social sciences Social assistance personality traits Psychology self-efficacy Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Social psychology HN1-995 050203 business & management Autonomy engagement |
| Zdroj: | Journal for Perspectives of Economic Political and Social Integration, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 69-89 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2300-0945 1733-3911 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/pepsi-2018-0003 |
| Popis: | As volunteer engagement in non-governmental organizations vary between individuals, it is vital to get to know its predictors. It can be of profit to volunteers and the ones who profit from their activities. The aim of present study was to examine a model explaining volunteer engagement examining volunteer self-efficacy as a mediator and personality traits, job resources (skill variety and autonomy) as its predictors. Respondents (N = 165) were asked to fill in questionnaires accessible online. Those consisted of demographic questions as well as Ten-item Personality Inventory (TIPI), and three measures adjusted to volunteer environment: Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), and Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Results. Results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that conscientiousness, skill variety and self-efficacy are statistically significant predictors of volunteer engagement. It was shown that the effects of conscientiousness and skill variety on volunteer engagement are mediated by volunteer self-efficacy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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