ARIZA MONTES, JOSÉ ANTONIO, TIRADO VALENCIA, PILAR, FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ, VICENTE, LEAL RODRÍGUEZ, ANTONIO LUIS
No
Serv. Ind. J.
Article
Científica
1.258
0.555
01/01/2017
000407387300001
2-s2.0-85015678747
Adopting the Theory of Basic Human Values by Schwartz [1992. Universals in the content and structure of values: Theoretical advances and empirical tests in 20 countries. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 25(1), 1-65] as an analytical framework, this article examines whether certain personal values held by seniors activate the volunteering gene\' while others counteract it. We thus conduct an empirical study involving the use of a logistic regression model that shows, in probabilistic terms, traits that characterize senior and retired volunteers as opposed to those of the same group who do not dedicate time to this activity. Our multivariate analysis shows that retired volunteers experience a stronger sense of self-transcendence and predisposition towards change while exhibiting a stronger aversion towards conservation. The article concludes with a discussion and a description of primary practical implications derived from the study.
Volunteering; human values; elderly