Factors related to Helping Behavior in Guilan Welfare Organization

Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the reduction of citizens' helping behavior with the welfare organization. Method: This study was conducted by descriptive method and ex-post facto design.  Data were collected from 408 citizens whose age was 20 years an...

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Main Author: Ebrahim Masoudnia
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Published: University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences 2023-08-01
Series:فصلنامه رفاه اجتماعی
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Online Access:http://refahj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-4033-en.pdf
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description Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the reduction of citizens' helping behavior with the welfare organization. Method: This study was conducted by descriptive method and ex-post facto design.  Data were collected from 408 citizens whose age was 20 years and older, and they all were from Guilan province. Samples were selected using multistage cluster sampling method. Measurement tools were: Adult Trust Scale; Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale; Norm of Reciprocity Scale; Social Network Index; Social Responsibility Questionnaire; Sense of Empathy Questionnaire; Revised Citizen Participation in Decision Making Questionnaire; Organizational Transparency Questionnaire; Awareness of Cooperation Methods and Level of Cooperation Questionnaire. Findings: Significant differences between individuals with poor, moderate, and high helping in terms of social trust; social support; social networks and ties; norm of reciprocity; norm of social responsibility; sense of empathy; belief in not involving citizens in the decisions of the welfare organization; citizens' awareness of cooperation methods; belief in the lack of transparency in the performance of the welfare organization; and altruistic behavior was observed. Discussion: Inadequacies in social variables act as risk factors for reducing cooperation with the welfare organization. Therefore, it is necessary to take intervention measures to strengthen psychosocial variables in order to improve the level of cooperation of citizens.
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spelling doaj.art-cdcc3f8ec1a64effa3f4e38ac12135342023-09-11T13:43:20ZfasUniversity of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciencesفصلنامه رفاه اجتماعی1735-81912023-08-012389289338Factors related to Helping Behavior in Guilan Welfare OrganizationEbrahim Masoudnia0 Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Gilan University, Rasht, Iran Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the reduction of citizens' helping behavior with the welfare organization. Method: This study was conducted by descriptive method and ex-post facto design.  Data were collected from 408 citizens whose age was 20 years and older, and they all were from Guilan province. Samples were selected using multistage cluster sampling method. Measurement tools were: Adult Trust Scale; Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale; Norm of Reciprocity Scale; Social Network Index; Social Responsibility Questionnaire; Sense of Empathy Questionnaire; Revised Citizen Participation in Decision Making Questionnaire; Organizational Transparency Questionnaire; Awareness of Cooperation Methods and Level of Cooperation Questionnaire. Findings: Significant differences between individuals with poor, moderate, and high helping in terms of social trust; social support; social networks and ties; norm of reciprocity; norm of social responsibility; sense of empathy; belief in not involving citizens in the decisions of the welfare organization; citizens' awareness of cooperation methods; belief in the lack of transparency in the performance of the welfare organization; and altruistic behavior was observed. Discussion: Inadequacies in social variables act as risk factors for reducing cooperation with the welfare organization. Therefore, it is necessary to take intervention measures to strengthen psychosocial variables in order to improve the level of cooperation of citizens.http://refahj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-4033-en.pdfhelping behaviorsocial normempathyorganizational transparencyaltruism
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Factors related to Helping Behavior in Guilan Welfare Organization
فصلنامه رفاه اجتماعی
helping behavior
social norm
empathy
organizational transparency
altruism
title Factors related to Helping Behavior in Guilan Welfare Organization
title_full Factors related to Helping Behavior in Guilan Welfare Organization
title_fullStr Factors related to Helping Behavior in Guilan Welfare Organization
title_full_unstemmed Factors related to Helping Behavior in Guilan Welfare Organization
title_short Factors related to Helping Behavior in Guilan Welfare Organization
title_sort factors related to helping behavior in guilan welfare organization
topic helping behavior
social norm
empathy
organizational transparency
altruism
url http://refahj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-4033-en.pdf
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