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Valores humanos y voluntariado. Un estudio en personas mayores

Human values and volunteering. A study on elderly people

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  • Intangible Capital

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  • 2017
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/ic.717

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Purpose: This research goes in depth in the human values profile that influences elderly to volunteer. In exploring possible relationships between values and volunteering, we adopt the analysis perspective of the Theory of Basic Human Values framework developed by Schwartz (1992). Design/methodology: Based on an initial exploratory analysis, the study presents a logistic regression model that shows the extent to which an individual’s personal values explain his/her volunteer behaviour on elderly people. Findings: The results confirm that a retiree’s engagement or lack of engagement in volunteer activities may be satisfactorily explained by the set of human values. The results show that retired volunteers experience a stronger sense of self-transcendence and predisposition towards change, and higher aversion to self-enhancement and conservation. Practical implications: To increase the commitment and motivation of retired elder volunteers and to thus firmly confront challenges that threaten the non-profit sector, human resource professionals of non-profit organizations must ensure consistency between individual values and the nature of activities that volunteers perform, increasing such way those people’s commitment.Originality/value: Despite the abundant studies that have related volunteering by elders to physical and socio-emotional wellbeing and to seniors’ motivations while performing volunteer work, fewer studies have focused on personal values that prompt such individuals to participate in altruistic efforts.
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Objeto: Esta investigación profundiza en el perfil de los valores humanos que influye en las personas mayores a la hora de colaborar de manera altruista como voluntarios. Para abordar la posible relación entre valores y voluntariado se adopta como perspectiva de análisis la Teoría de los Valores Humanos desarrollada por Schwartz (1992). Diseño/metodología/enfoque: Tras un análisis exploratorio inicial, se plantea un modelo de regresión logística para determinar en qué medida el catálogo de valores personales que posee un individuo ayuda a explicar la actividad de voluntariado entre las personas mayores. Aportaciones y resultados: Los resultados del modelo permiten afirmar que el hecho de que una persona mayor done o no tiempo a actividades de voluntariado puede ser satisfactoriamente explicado por el conjunto de valores humanos. Los resultados obtenidos revelan que los voluntarios jubilados presentan mayor sentido de la autotrascendencia y predisposición hacia el cambio, a la vez que denotan más aversión hacia la autopromoción y la conservación. Implicaciones prácticas: Para mejorar el nivel de compromiso y la motivación de los voluntarios mayores jubilados, y afrontar con firmeza los retos que amenazan al sector no lucrativo, los responsables de los recursos humanos de las entidades del tercer sector deberán buscar la coherencia entre los valores individuales y la naturaleza de la actividad que va a desempeñar el voluntario, incrementando de este modo el grado de identificación de estas personas. Originalidad / Valor añadido: A pesar de la abundante literatura que relaciona el voluntariado en personas mayores con el bienestar, tanto en términos de salud como de beneficios socioemocionales, y con las motivaciones de este colectivo a la hora de ejercer el voluntariado, no es frecuente hallar investigaciones que adopten como foco de análisis el perfil de los valores personales que incitan a estos individuos a colaborar con causas altruistas.
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