The Volunteer Motivation Scale to measure autonomous motivation in volunteers: an introductory analysis

Journal title PSICOLOGIA DI COMUNITA’
Author/s Anna Maria Meneghini
Publishing Year 2013 Issue 2013/1 Language Italian
Pages 12 P. 87-98 File size 976 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSC2013-001008
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Much of the research on motivation toward volunteerism has focused on the motivational sources of volunteers, such as altruistic values, personal development, socialization, etc.; less attention has been paid to the degree of autonomy in volunteers’ motivation. Referring to the Self Determination Theory, Millette and Gagnè (2008) created the Volunteer Motivation Scale in order to evaluate this. A self-report instrument which aims to measure the intensity of volunteers autonomous versus controlled motivation is lacking in Italian. This paper presents the former results from the first administration of the Italian translation of Millette and Gagnè’s scale to 247 volunteers.

Keywords: Volunteering, regulation of motivation, autonomous motivation, Self Determination Theory, Relative Autonomy Index, satisfaction.

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Anna Maria Meneghini, La Volunteer Motivation Scale per la misura della motivazione autonoma al volontariato: analisi preliminari in "PSICOLOGIA DI COMUNITA’" 1/2013, pp 87-98, DOI: 10.3280/PSC2013-001008