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Teijema, Eline (2026)

Motivatie van leden van het algemeen publiek om vrijwilligerswerk te gaan doen bij Non-Profitorganisaties: Een cross-sectioneel vragenlijstonderzoek naar de rol van religie, empathie en organisatie-inspiratie

Bachelor thesis | Psychologie (BSc)

Nonprofit organizations face a shortage of volunteers. This study examined whether personal factors (religion, empathy) and organizational factors (organizational inspiration with predictors) contribute to volunteer motivation among members of the general public. In the study, organizational inspiration had four hypothesized predictors: whether the organization makes a positive difference, is successful, is unique, and is moral. A cross- sectional questionnaire study was conducted with members of the general public as participants (N = 150). The members of the general public were between 19 and 69 years old. The first multiple regression analysis showed that only organizational success and organizational morality were direct, significant, and positive predictors of organizational inspiration. Uniqueness of the organization and making a positive difference were not significant predictors. The second multiple regression analysis showed that organizational inspiration was a direct,...Show moreNonprofit organizations face a shortage of volunteers. This study examined whether personal factors (religion, empathy) and organizational factors (organizational inspiration with predictors) contribute to volunteer motivation among members of the general public. In the study, organizational inspiration had four hypothesized predictors: whether the organization makes a positive difference, is successful, is unique, and is moral. A cross- sectional questionnaire study was conducted with members of the general public as participants (N = 150). The members of the general public were between 19 and 69 years old. The first multiple regression analysis showed that only organizational success and organizational morality were direct, significant, and positive predictors of organizational inspiration. Uniqueness of the organization and making a positive difference were not significant predictors. The second multiple regression analysis showed that organizational inspiration was a direct, significant, and positive predictor of volunteer motivation, but that religion and empathy were not significant. Finally, a mediation regression analysis found that organizational success and organizational morality have a significant indirect effect on volunteer motivation through organizational inspiration as a mediator. These findings suggest that feelings about the nonprofit organization, shaped by its characteristics, organizational inspiration with organizational success and organizational morality as predictors, influence volunteer motivation. Theoretical and practical implications, strengths and limitations of the study, and recommendations for future research are discussed.Show less

Volunteering

Organizational inspiration

Religion

Empathy

Nonprofits

Author

Teijema, Eline

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Supervisors

Boezeman, E.

ECTS Credits

15

Language

nl