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The Interactive Effects of Job Resources and Motivations to Volunteer Among a Sample of Italian Volunteers

Abstract  

The examination of organizational features of voluntary associations and their effects on the experiences of volunteers traditionally
received less attention than other topics. This paper aimed to examine how different features as social and task support,
information and appreciation affect volunteers’ experiences in terms of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and intention
to remain. Moreover, potential moderating effects by motivations to volunteer in relation to the abovementioned relations
were tested. Through the use of a self-report questionnaire, distributed among 162 Italian voluntary associations (final sample
of 1,445 volunteers), structural equation modeling (SEM), and moderated-SEM were carried out to verify hypothesized associations
and potential moderations. Job resources were associated with the three outcomes, moreover many moderating effects by the
values/understanding and career motivations were found. The results were commented on the basis of the current literature,
and some practical suggestions were drawn about voluntary associations’ management and volunteers’ recruitment and selection.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-17
  • DOI 10.1007/s11266-012-9288-7
  • Authors
    • Alessandro Lo Presti, Dipartimento di Psicologia, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Caserta, Italy
    • Journal Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
    • Online ISSN 1573-7888
    • Print ISSN 0957-8765
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 04/29/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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