Motivation to Volunteer

The Role of Values and Religiosity

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between individual religiosity, power, security, conformity, tradition, benevolence, universalism, self-direction, stimulation, hedonism, achievement, socio-demographic data, and motivation to volunteer. It also aimed to investigate the difference in motivation to volunteer between males and females. The data were collected from 153 volunteers at Hawassa, Misrak, and Mehal Sub-Cities via a questionnaire. Means, standard deviations, correlations, bar charts, factor analyses, and item analyses were used to analyze the data. The results indicated that volunteers who were male, younger, single, and unemployed placed significantly stronger importance on self-interested motivations than female, older, married, and employed ones. This may have implications for volunteering service institutions in that there is a need for an intervention program intended for socializing young people to develop and internalize ongoing commitment to other-oriented value orientations for the needy as an integral part of human existence as early as their early years.