State and Perspectives of Studying of Psychological Determinants of Volunteer Activities

The article discusses the most common in the world fields of study of the factors that, according to scientists, in varying degrees, are able to influence the participation of people in volunteer activities. The review running characteristic of such research areas as the theory of "human resour...

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Main Author: Palkin K.A.
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2018-04-01
Series:Psihologo-Pedagogičeskie Issledovaniâ
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Online Access:http://psyjournals.ru/en/psyedu_ej/2017/n4/Palkin.shtml
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description The article discusses the most common in the world fields of study of the factors that, according to scientists, in varying degrees, are able to influence the participation of people in volunteer activities. The review running characteristic of such research areas as the theory of "human resources" and related theories of democratization, the welfare state, social background; theory of individual personality characteristics of volunteers; attachment theory; identity theory; motivational theories, etc. The focus is psychological components of the personality of the individual, which presumably can be the most important predictors of volunteering. The analysis of a number of studies, made by reputable foreign authors devoted to identifying key determinants of participation in volunteer activities, allows to select among the topical areas one of the most promising – a comprehensive study of psychological characteristics of personality with the goal of creating the most accurate representation of the collective identity of the modern volunteer.
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spelling doaj.art-b3f53f76fb51448eaed902d69712f9ed2022-12-22T01:45:21ZrusMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationPsihologo-Pedagogičeskie Issledovaniâ2587-61392018-04-01949910710.17759/psyedu.2017090410State and Perspectives of Studying of Psychological Determinants of Volunteer ActivitiesPalkin K.A.,0MSUPE, Moscow, RussiaThe article discusses the most common in the world fields of study of the factors that, according to scientists, in varying degrees, are able to influence the participation of people in volunteer activities. The review running characteristic of such research areas as the theory of "human resources" and related theories of democratization, the welfare state, social background; theory of individual personality characteristics of volunteers; attachment theory; identity theory; motivational theories, etc. The focus is psychological components of the personality of the individual, which presumably can be the most important predictors of volunteering. The analysis of a number of studies, made by reputable foreign authors devoted to identifying key determinants of participation in volunteer activities, allows to select among the topical areas one of the most promising – a comprehensive study of psychological characteristics of personality with the goal of creating the most accurate representation of the collective identity of the modern volunteer.http://psyjournals.ru/en/psyedu_ej/2017/n4/Palkin.shtmlvolunteer activitiespsychological characteristicsindividual personality traits
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State and Perspectives of Studying of Psychological Determinants of Volunteer Activities
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volunteer activities
psychological characteristics
individual personality traits
title State and Perspectives of Studying of Psychological Determinants of Volunteer Activities
title_full State and Perspectives of Studying of Psychological Determinants of Volunteer Activities
title_fullStr State and Perspectives of Studying of Psychological Determinants of Volunteer Activities
title_full_unstemmed State and Perspectives of Studying of Psychological Determinants of Volunteer Activities
title_short State and Perspectives of Studying of Psychological Determinants of Volunteer Activities
title_sort state and perspectives of studying of psychological determinants of volunteer activities
topic volunteer activities
psychological characteristics
individual personality traits
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