To meet the growing social service needs of our societies, the social services and other Volunteer organizations need to understand the needs and motives of their volunteers to keep them retained. Although volunteer motivation scales are... more
To meet the growing social service needs of our societies, the social services and other Volunteer organizations need to understand the needs and motives of their volunteers to keep them retained. Although volunteer motivation scales are available and tested, different organizations have to amend and add volunteering motives to best fit their organization and environment. Furthermore, not much guidance is available to volunteer organizations to understand or measure motivation of their volunteers raising a need for a unified model that can be a guideline for managers. This study discusses different approaches to volunteering motivation and links them into four areas using an ABCE model: Affiliation (A), beliefs (B), career development (C) and egoistic (E). Questionnaire was distributed to 496 volunteers from a variety of NGOs including 239 (48.2%) from an international Faith Based Organization (FBO). Findings show that although differences exist in volunteering motivation the actual best fit was an ABCE model. Future research is needed on testing the scale with different cultures and different organizations. A deeper knowledge of volunteer motivations will enable organizations to prosper and utilize the continuous experience of the volunteers and their engagement, thereby ensuring enhanced quality social service delivery.
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Stalking is a phenomenon that increases in our society, and juvenile population is at great risk. Numerous studies illustrate the physical and mental effects of stalking in different country. The purpose of this study was to describe... more
Stalking is a phenomenon that increases in our society, and juvenile population is at great risk. Numerous studies illustrate the physical and mental effects of stalking in different country. The purpose of this study was to describe stalking experiences among a sample of Italian University Students. 142 University Students completed a modified version of the NSS Questionnaire on Stalking. Slightly more than one fourth of the sample reported experiencing stalking victimization. Results indicated the most common strategies adopted by stalker, the duration of stalking campaign and the intervention to stop the repetitive and intrusive behaviour, the tactics used by victims and other persons to cope to stalking, the physical and emotional consequence. Implications for refining current practice and research on stalking among young adults are suggested. http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication_article/genbeh_v12_n1_a11
