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Vecina Jiménez, María Luisa and Chacón Fuertes, Fernando and Barrón López de Roda, Ana (2012) Volunteer Engagement: Does Engagement Predict the Degree of Satisfaction among New Volunteers and the Commitment of Those who have been Active Longer? Applied Psychology, 61 (1). pp. 130-148. ISSN 0269-994x
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00460.x
Abstract
This study examines the concept of engagement in samples of volunteers from different non-profit organisations. Study 1 analyzes the psychometric properties of the abbreviated version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) (Schaufeli, Bakker, & Salanova, 2006a). Two factorial structures are examined: one-dimensional and three-dimensional structures. Based on the Three-Stage Model of Volunteers’ Duration of Service (Chacón, Vecina, & Dávila, 2007), Study 2 investigates the relationship between engagement, volunteer satisfaction, and intention to remain in a sample of new volunteers and the relationship between engagement, organisational commitment, and intention to remain in a sample of veteran volunteers. Moderated mediation analysis is provided using duration of service as a moderator in order to set a splitting point between new and veteran volunteers. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis suggest that the three-factor model fits better to the data. Regarding the structural models, the first one shows that engagement is crucial to volunteer satisfaction during the first stage, while volunteer satisfaction is the key variable in explaining intention to continue. The second structural model shows that engagement reinforces the participant’s commitment to the organisation, while organizational commitment predicts intention to continue. Both models demonstrate a notable decline when samples are changed.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Psicologia social, Psicometría |
Subjects: | Medical sciences > Psychology > Social psychology Medical sciences > Psychology > Psychometrics Medical sciences > Psychology > Community psychology |
ID Code: | 30407 |
Deposited On: | 29 Jun 2016 09:58 |
Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2018 13:02 |
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