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St. Catherine University
Education•Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States•
About: St. Catherine University is a education organization based out in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Social work & Population. The organization has 1305 authors who have published 1682 publications receiving 22252 citations. The organization is also known as: Saint Catherine University & St. Kate's.
Topics: Social work, Population, Mental health, Health care, Nurse education
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TL;DR: Evidence for predictive validity is provided by a laboratory study in which VFI motivations predicted the persuasive appeal of messages better when message and motivation were matched than mismatched, and by field studies in which the extent to which volunteers' experiences matched their motivations predicted satisfaction.
Abstract: The authors applied functionalist theory to the question of the motivations underlying volunteerism, hypothesized 6 functions potentially served by volunteerism, and designed an instrument to assess these functions (Volunteer Functions Inventory; VFI). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on diverse samples yielded factor solutions consistent with functionalist theorizing; each VFI motivation, loaded on a single factor, possessed substantial internal consistency and temporal stability and correlated only modestly with other VFI motivations (Studies 1, 2, and 3). Evidence for predictive validity is provided by a laboratory study in which VFI motivations predicted the persuasive appeal of messages better when message and motivation were matched than mismatched (Study 4), and by field studies in which the extent to which volunteers' experiences matched their motivations predicted satisfaction (Study 5) and future intentions (Study 6). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify six personal and social functions potentially served by volunteering and explore the role of motivation in the processes of volunteerism, especially decisions about becoming a volunteer in the first place and decisions about continuing to volunteer.
Abstract: Why do significant numbers of people engage in the unpaid helping activities known as volunteerism? Drawing on functional theorizing about the reasons, purposes, and motivations underlying human behavior, we have identified six personal and social functions potentially served by volunteering. In addition to developing an inventory to assess these motivational functions, our program of research has explored the role of motivation in the processes of volunteerism, especially decisions about becoming a volunteer in the first place and decisions about continuing to volunteer.
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TL;DR: The authors used responses to Independent Sector's 1992 national survey of giving and volunteering in the United States to address several questions about the motivations of volunteers, and found that current volunteers and nonvolunteers differed on motivations; people with different volunteering histories revealed different motivational patterns.
Abstract: The present investigation used responses to Independent Sector's 1992 national survey of giving and volunteering in the United States to address several questions about the motivations of volunteers. Drawing on the functional approach to volunteers' motivations, and its operationalization in the Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI), relations between motivations and various aspects of volunteer behavior were examined, along with associations of motivations and demographic variables. Analyses revealed that current volunteers and nonvolunteers differed on motivations; people with different volunteering histories revealed different motivational patterns; unique combinations of motivations were associated with different types of volunteering activities; and motivational differences were associated with different demographic groups. The implications of these findings for understanding the nature and function of the motivations to volunteer, and the applications to the practice of volunteerism, are discussed.
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TL;DR: Normative data collected in this study indicate that increases in grip and pinch strength coincide with increases in chronological age, that males are stronger than females in all age groups, and that hand dominance does not significantly affect hand strength scores.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish normative data for 6- to 19-year-olds on four tests of hand strength. The Jamar dynamometer was used to measure grip strength and a pinch gauge was used to measure tip, key, and palmar pinch. A sample of 231 males and 240 females from the seven-county Milwaukee area was tested, using standardized positioning and instructions. Results of this study indicate that increases in grip and pinch strength coincide with increases in chronological age, that males are stronger than females in all age groups, and that hand dominance does not significantly affect hand strength scores. Normative data collected in this study were slightly higher than norms from previous American and Australian studies.
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TL;DR: Six different motivational functions served by volunteerism are identified, and an inventory designed to measure these motivations is presented, and the implications of this functional approach for the recruitment, placement, and retention of volunteers are elaborated.
Abstract: A psychological strategy for understanding the motivational underpinnings of volunteerism is described. In a presentation that merges the theoretical interests of researchers with the practical interests of volunteer administrators, six different motivational functions served by volunteerism are identified, and an inventory designed to measure these motivations is presented. The implications of this functional approach for the recruitment, placement, and retention of volunteers are then elaborated. Finally, recommendations are provided for volunteer administrators who seek to increase the number of people who volunteer and to improve their human resource management.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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William F. McDonough | 69 | 279 | 43476 |
Alan J. Dubinsky | 43 | 153 | 7523 |
Thomas W. Kernozek | 38 | 138 | 4365 |
Marla Reicks | 35 | 162 | 3896 |
Virgil Mathiowetz | 32 | 68 | 9098 |
Takeshi Otsuki | 28 | 86 | 2545 |
Mary O. Hearst | 27 | 71 | 2717 |
Len Marquart | 26 | 96 | 3127 |
Raymond Hinnebusch | 25 | 114 | 2248 |
E. Gil Clary | 22 | 35 | 5933 |
Carol Pavlish | 20 | 35 | 880 |
Caroline Krafft | 19 | 122 | 1512 |
Julie Miller Jones | 19 | 55 | 1251 |
Anita Ho | 19 | 52 | 1210 |
Daron E. Janzen | 18 | 79 | 1297 |