The present research investigates volunteering and Scout service experiences in the province of Cremona, specifically exploring the role of self-efficacy with the aim of analyzing how it influences the relationship between the dimensions of volunteering motivation and those related to Social Added Value (VAS). Based on existing literature, it was hypothesized that participants with Scout experience would report higher levels in the constructs under investigation compared to other volunteers, since Scout service is structured and has educational purposes that distinguish its goals from those of traditional volunteering. Several psychological constructs were examined: motivation for volunteering, self-efficacy, and four dimensions related to the VAS framework conceptualized by Terri Mannarini and colleagues (2018), namely organizational sense of community, organizational identity, quality of internal relationships, and social responsibility toward users and institutions. The second hypothesis considers self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between volunteering motivation and VAS-related constructs. To measure the variables, an online survey was created using Qualtrics and administered to a sample of 82 participants divided into two groups: non-Scout volunteers and Scouts. Data were analyzed through descriptive analyses and structural equation modeling to test the research hypotheses. The results show no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the perception of the constructs considered, although a trend in favor of the Scout group was observed, consistent with the formulated hypotheses. Moreover, in two of the three tested models, self-efficacy emerged as a significant mediator of the relationship between volunteering motivation and some constructs related to social added value (organizational identity and quality of internal relationships within the organization). These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the processes underlying service experiences, by examining the relationships among different forms of volunteering motivation, self-efficacy, and VAS constructs. They also highlight the importance of enhancing the quality of internal relationships within associations and the sense of organizational identity, as these are constructs linked to self-efficacy and, consequently, to volunteers’ wellbeing.
La presente ricerca indaga le esperienze di volontariato e servizio scout in provincia di Cremona, in particolare ne esplora il ruolo dell’auto-efficacia, con l’obiettivo di analizzare in che modo essa influenzi la relazione tra le dimensioni della motivazione al volontariato e quelle che rimandano al Valore Sociale Aggiunto (VAS). A partire dalla letteratura esistente, si è ipotizzato che i partecipanti con esperienza scout riportassero livelli più elevati nei costrutti indagati rispetto ai volontari, poiché il servizio scout ha una struttura e scopi educativi, che differenziano le sue finalità da quelle del volontariato tradizionale. Sono stati presi in esame diversi costrutti psicologici: la motivazione al volontariato, l’autoefficacia e quattro dimensioni riconducibili al VAS concettualizzato da Terri Mannarini e colleghi (2018), ossia il senso di comunità organizzativo, l’identità organizzativa, la qualità delle relazioni interne e la responsabilità sociale verso utenti e istituzioni. La seconda ipotesi considera il costrutto dell'auto-efficacia come mediatore della relazione tra motivazione al volontariato e i costrutti legati al VAS. Per rilevare le variabili è stata costruita una survey online con Qualtrics, somministrata a un campione di 82 persone, suddivise in due gruppi: volontari non scout e scout. L’analisi dei dati è stata condotta mediante analisi descrittive e modelli di equazioni strutturali, al fine di testare le ipotesi di ricerca. I risultati evidenziano che non emergono differenze statisticamente significative tra i due gruppi nella percezione dei costrutti considerati, pur rilevando una tendenza in favore con il gruppo "scout" in linea con le ipotesi formulate. In due dei tre modelli testati, inoltre, l’autoefficacia è risultata un mediatore significativo della relazione tra motivazione al volontariato e alcuni costrutti riconducibili al valore sociale aggiunto (identità organizzativa e qualità delle relazioni interne all'organizzazione). Questi dati contribuiscono a una comprensione più approfondita dei processi che sostengono le esperienze di servizio, indagando le relazioni presenti tra le diverse motivazioni al volontariato, l'auto-efficacia e costrutti del VAS. Suggeriscono l’importanza nel valorizzare la qualità delle relazioni interne alle associazioni e il senso di identità organizzativo in quanto costrutti legati all'auto-efficacia e quindi al benessere dei volontari.
Dalla motivazione al volontariato al Valore Sociale Aggiunto: il ruolo dell'autoefficacia nelle esperienze di servizio scout e volontariato
VIARENGO, GIULIA
2024/2025
Abstract
The present research investigates volunteering and Scout service experiences in the province of Cremona, specifically exploring the role of self-efficacy with the aim of analyzing how it influences the relationship between the dimensions of volunteering motivation and those related to Social Added Value (VAS). Based on existing literature, it was hypothesized that participants with Scout experience would report higher levels in the constructs under investigation compared to other volunteers, since Scout service is structured and has educational purposes that distinguish its goals from those of traditional volunteering. Several psychological constructs were examined: motivation for volunteering, self-efficacy, and four dimensions related to the VAS framework conceptualized by Terri Mannarini and colleagues (2018), namely organizational sense of community, organizational identity, quality of internal relationships, and social responsibility toward users and institutions. The second hypothesis considers self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between volunteering motivation and VAS-related constructs. To measure the variables, an online survey was created using Qualtrics and administered to a sample of 82 participants divided into two groups: non-Scout volunteers and Scouts. Data were analyzed through descriptive analyses and structural equation modeling to test the research hypotheses. The results show no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the perception of the constructs considered, although a trend in favor of the Scout group was observed, consistent with the formulated hypotheses. Moreover, in two of the three tested models, self-efficacy emerged as a significant mediator of the relationship between volunteering motivation and some constructs related to social added value (organizational identity and quality of internal relationships within the organization). These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the processes underlying service experiences, by examining the relationships among different forms of volunteering motivation, self-efficacy, and VAS constructs. They also highlight the importance of enhancing the quality of internal relationships within associations and the sense of organizational identity, as these are constructs linked to self-efficacy and, consequently, to volunteers’ wellbeing.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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