Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.61.2.6
Who are Young Volunteers? The Role of Values and Political Participation in Explaining Volunteer Motivation
Željka Tonković
orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-9491
; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za sociologiju, Hrvatska
Sven Marcelić
orcid.org/0000-0003-4755-2796
; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za sociologiju, Hrvatska
Krešimir Krolo
orcid.org/0000-0002-4556-7698
; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za sociologiju, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The article presents the results of a survey conducted on a sample of young volunteers from
all over Croatia (N = 314). The research was intended for young people aged 15 to 34 who
had participated in at least one volunteer activity in the previous 24 months. The purpose of
this study is to examine the connection between volunteer motivation, value orientations,
and political participation of young people. The research applied a scale of volunteer motivation
based on a functional approach to volunteering. To examine the structure of volunteer
motivation, factor analysis was used to identify four latent dimensions: understanding and
helping, self-protection and personal development, career, and social relationships. Values are
considered by contrasting traditional and modern orientations defined through postmaterialism,
European values, solidarity, and religiosity. The study used regression analysis, where the
indices of volunteer motivation represented the criterion variables, while sociodemographic
indicators, value orientations, and the index of political participation were used as predictor
variables. According to the obtained results, European values and solidarity with vulnerable
social groups are significant predictors of the motive of understanding and helping, while
political participation did not prove to be significant. On the other hand, social relationships
as a motive for volunteering are better explained by a block of sociodemographic predictors,
while attending religious rituals stands out as the only significant predictor from the set of
value orientations.
Ključne riječi
volunteering; values; motivation; youth; postmaterialism; religiosity; political participation
Hrčak ID:
308953
URI
Datum izdavanja:
18.10.2023.
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