The Motivations to Volunteer: Theoretical and Practical Considerations Export

@article{citeulike:3664258, 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.}, address = {College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN, ; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN}, author = {Clary, Gil E. and Snyder, Mark}, citeulike-article-id = {3664258}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.00037}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/cdir/1999/00000008/00000005/art00007}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/119084700/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/1467-8721.00037}, journal = {Current Directions in Psychological Science}, keywords = {volunteer\_motivation, volunteering}, number = {5}, pages = {156--159}, posted-at = {2008-11-23 07:25:43}, priority = {2}, title = {The Motivations to Volunteer: Theoretical and Practical Considerations}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.00037}, volume = {8}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3664258 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3664258 N2 - 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. IS - 5 JF - Current Directions in Psychological Science AD - College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN, ; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN EP - 159 TI - The Motivations to Volunteer: Theoretical and Practical Considerations VL - 8 SP - 156 KW - volunteer_motivation KW - volunteering AU - Clary, Gil AU - Snyder, Mark PY - 1999/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.00037 ER -