Sense of community and being a volunteer among the young-old
Sense of community and being a volunteer among the young-old
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DOI：
10.1177/0733464806286710
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发表时间：
2006-04-01
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Michel, J
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作者：
Okun, MA;Michel, J
本研究检验了Omoto和Snyders情境-过程模型的假设，即社区感是10岁以上老年人志愿服务的独立预测因子。对来自美国中年发展调查的数据进行了二次分析，使用60-74岁的受访者（N = 653）。控制人口因素和人。社会和文化资本变量，逻辑回归模型表明，随着社区意识的增强，志愿服务的可能性也会增加。在控制变量中，每周工作40小时或更多（相对于不工作）和离婚，分居或丧偶（相对于已婚）与志愿服务率较低有关。志愿服务的可能性随着教育、组织关系、教会出席率和生殖关注的增加而增加。留住10岁以上的成年志愿者的努力应强调该组织的活动如何反映人道主义价值观，提供机会来表达对社区的关注，并使社区成员受益。
This study tests the hypothesis derived from Omoto and Snyders context-and-process model that sense of community is an independent predictor of volunteering among young-old adults. A secondary analysis was carried out on data from the U.S. Survey of Midlife Development using respondents 60-74 years old (N = 653). Controlling for demographic factors and human. social, and cultural capital variables, a logistic regression model indicated that as sense of community increased, the likelihood of volunteering increased. Among the control variables, working 40 or more hr per week (relative to not working) and being divorced, separated, or widowed (relative to being married) were associated with lower rates of volunteering. The likelihood of volunteering increased as education, organizational ties, church attendance, and generative concern increased. Efforts to retain young-old adult volunteers should emphasize how the organization's activities reflect humanitarian values, provide opportunities to show a concern for the community, and benefit community members.