Journal article
From “I” to “We”: Different forms of identity, emotion, and belief predict victim support volunteerism among nominal and active supporters
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Vol.47(4), pp.213-223
2017
Abstract
Understanding how to attract and maintain volunteers is crucial for the operation of victim support organizations. We propose that volunteerism can be understood in a similar way as collective action. Active (N=99) and nominal supporters (N=134) completed measures of identities (personal, social, and organizational), emotions (sympathy, outrage, and pride), and efficacy beliefs (self-, group, and organizational). The results revealed a different pattern of predictors of volunteerism for the two samples. Among nominal supporters, commitment to volunteerism was predicted by personal identity (I), sympathy, and self-efficacy; among the actively engaged, volunteerism was predicted by social identity (we), outrage, and self-efficacy. These results suggest that engagement with volunteerism is associated with qualitatively different processes for those nominally versus actively supportive of volunteer efforts.
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- Title
- From “I” to “We”: Different forms of identity, emotion, and belief predict victim support volunteerism among nominal and active supporters
- Authors/Creators
- E.F. Thomas (Author/Creator) - School of Psychology and Exercise ScienceMurdoch University90 South StreetPerth Western Australia6150 AustraliaL. Rathmann (Author/Creator) - School of Psychology and Exercise ScienceMurdoch University90 South StreetPerth Western Australia6150 AustraliaC. McGarty (Author/Creator) - Western Sydney University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Vol.47(4), pp.213-223
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Identifiers
- 991005546039407891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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