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Gender Differences in Volunteerism Among Indian Young Adults


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The present study investigated gender differences in self reported volunteering behaviour and motives related to engagement in such behaviours. A sample of young adults (n= 195) completed a self report measure of volunteering and volunteering functions inventory. It was found that females reported relatively greater involvement in short duration of volunteering while males reported greter ivolvement in long-term volunteering. The female participants opted more for engaging with NGO, education, Health, People with special Needs Orphans, elderly, disabled, Art, music and culture as volunteering activity. On the other hand the males opted for NCC and Sports and recreation. On the major of volunteering motives the males scored consistently higher than females. The results tend to suggest that the pattern of involvement in volunteering activities varied with gender.

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Gender, Volunteering, Volunteering Motives.
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Indiwar Misra
Department of Psychology, B. R. Ambedkar College, Delhi University, Delhi, India

Abstract


The present study investigated gender differences in self reported volunteering behaviour and motives related to engagement in such behaviours. A sample of young adults (n= 195) completed a self report measure of volunteering and volunteering functions inventory. It was found that females reported relatively greater involvement in short duration of volunteering while males reported greter ivolvement in long-term volunteering. The female participants opted more for engaging with NGO, education, Health, People with special Needs Orphans, elderly, disabled, Art, music and culture as volunteering activity. On the other hand the males opted for NCC and Sports and recreation. On the major of volunteering motives the males scored consistently higher than females. The results tend to suggest that the pattern of involvement in volunteering activities varied with gender.

Keywords


Gender, Volunteering, Volunteering Motives.

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