Which is the Key for Participation in Volunteer Activities, Factors of Demographic, Psychology, or Related to Being Asked?

Abstract

To identify factors that predict participation in volunteer activities, we evaluated factors of potential volunteers’ demographic and psychology, as well as factors that may be related to being asked to volunteer. Data were obtained in two nationwide surveys conducted in 2019 and 2020. Results of multiple regression and logistic regression analyses indicated that prior volunteer experience and having friends who volunteer were relatively strong predictors of volunteer behavior, whereas demographic and psychological factors were not. These results suggest that strategies that encourage volunteers to ask others to join in future activities may be an effective way of recruiting volunteers.