J.-W. Wang|Wei Cui|Kazuhiro Harada|Keiko Minamoto|Kunihiro Ueda|Hongmei Cui|C.-G. Zhang|Zhichao Cui|Atsushi Ueda
Applying the social cognitive perspective to volunteer intention in China: the mediating roles of self-efficacy and motivation
Kumamoto University|Kumamoto University|Kumamoto Health Science University|Kumamoto University|Kumamoto University|Kumamoto Health Science University|Kumamoto University|Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital|Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital|Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital|Kumamoto University
predicting volunteer intention much attention paid volunteer organization environment voe given selfefficacy motivation emerged important predictors volunteer intention adopted combination ideas banduras social cognitive theory ajzens theory planned behavior integrating voe selfefficacy motivation examine effects volunteer intention determine whether selfefficacy motivation mediate relationship voe volunteer intention subjects study consisted 198 community health volunteers shanghai city china exploratory factor analysis performed identify factor structure using standard principal component analysis six new factors revealed including two voe factors relation organization support government two motivation factors personal attitude social recognition selfefficacy volunteer intention results hierarchical regression analysis indicated relation organization accounted 148 variance volunteer intention support government failed add significantly variance volunteer intention selfefficacy personal attitude motivation partially mediated effects relation organization volunteer intention social recognition motivation mediate relationship relation organization volunteer intention relation organization selfefficacy personal attitude motivation accounted 337 variance volunteer intention results provide support selfefficacy personal attitude motivation mediators provide preliminary insight potential mechanisms predicting volunteer intention improving volunteering integrating voe selfefficacy motivation factors