Dear Participant: This an invitation for you as a volunteer to participate in a research project under the direction of the Department of Human Development, Consumer & Family Sciences. The project is entitled Young Adult Volunteerism: Motivation & Satisfaction. The purpose of the project is to understand the motivational reasons for volunteering and satisfaction level of current American Red Cross in the Midwest states between the ages of 18-24. If you consent to participate, you will be involved in the following process, which will take less than 15 minutes of your time.
Participation in this project is voluntary. You have the right to withdraw at any time without penalty. If you have any questions, you may contact the project director at the number listed above. There are no known risks to your participation in the study. There are no direct benefits to you however it is hoped that this study will benefit the American Red Cross. There is no compensation for your participation in this study. Your responses are strictly confidential. When the data and analysis are presented, you will not be linked to the data by your name, title or any other identifying item.
If you have any questions regarding this study you may contact the Project Director. If you have questions regarding your rights as a participant, you can contact the SDSU Research Compliance Coordinator at (605) 688-6975 or SDSU.IRB@sdstate.edu.
This project has been approved by the SDSU Institutional Review Board, Approval No.: IRB-0901007-EXM
After reading the information on the prior page, I agree to participate in this study. (If selecting no, please discontinue the survey) Any survey selecting no will not be included in the final data.
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Please select the volunteer activities you participate in (check all that apply)
Are you volunteering as part of a class requirement or service learning project?
Using the 7-point scale below, please indicate how important or accurate each of the following possible reasons for volunteering is for you in doing volunteer work for the Red Cross
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1. Volunteering can help me get my foot in the door at a place where I’d like to work
2. My friends volunteer.
3. I am concerned about those less fortunate than myself.
4. People I’m close to want me to volunteer.
5. Volunteering makes me feel important
6. People I know share an interest in community service.
7. No matter how bad I’ve been feeling, volunteering helps me to forget about it.
8. I am genuinely concerned about the particular group I am serving.
9. By volunteering, I feel less lonely.
10. I can make new contacts that might help my business career.
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11. Doing volunteer work relieves me of some of the guilt over being more fortunate than others.
12. I can learn more about the cause for which I am working.
13. Volunteering increases my self-esteem.
14. Volunteering allows me to gain a new perspective on things.
15. Volunteering allows me to explore different career options.
16. I feel compassion toward people in need.
17. Others with whom I am close place a high value on community service.
18. Volunteering lets me learn through direct “hands on” experience.
19. I feel it is important to help others.
20. Volunteering helps me work through my own personal problems.
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21. Volunteering will help me succeed in my chosen profession.
22. I can do something for a cause that is important to me.
23. Volunteering is an important activity to the people I know best.
24. Volunteering is a good escape from my own troubles.
25. I can learn how to deal with a variety of people.
26. Volunteering makes me feel needed.
27. Volunteering makes me feel better about myself.
28. Volunteering experience will look good on my resume.
29. Volunteering is a way to make new friends.
30. I can explore my own strengths.
Using the 7-point scale below, please indicate the amount of agreement or disagreement you personally feel with each statement. Please be as accurate and honest as possible, so we can better understand this organization.
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31. In volunteering with this organization, I made new contacts that might help my business or career.
32. People I know best know that I am volunteering at this organization.
33. People I am genuinely concerned about are being helped through my volunteer work at this organization.
34. From volunteering at this organization, I feel better about myself.
35. Volunteering at this organization allows me the opportunity to escape some of my own troubles.
36. I have learned how to deal with a greater variety of people through volunteering at this organization.
37. As a volunteer in this organization, I have been able to explore possible career options.
38. My friends found out that I am volunteering at this organization.
39. Through volunteering here, I am doing something for a cause that I believe in.
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40. My self-esteem is enhanced by performing volunteer work in this organization.
41. By volunteering at this organization, I have been able to work through some of my own personal problems.
42. I have been able to learn more about the cause for which I am working by volunteering with this organization.
43. I am enjoying my volunteer experience.
44. My volunteer experience has been personally fulfilling.
45. This experience of volunteering with this organization has been a worthwhile one.
46. I have been able to make an important contribution by volunteering at this organization.
47. I have accomplished a great deal of “good” through my volunteer work at this organization.
One year from now, will you be (please choose your best guess as of today):
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