Life Satisfaction Among Healthcare Volunteers in Malaysia: Role of Personality Factors, Volunteering Motives, and Spiritual Capital
This article analyzes the role of three antecedents of life satisfaction (LS) among healthcare volunteers in Malaysia. The antecedents are: personality traits, motives to volunteer, and spiritual capital. This study has empirically tested the impact of individual dimensions of personality traits,...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer US
2014
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/50/1/Life%20Satisfaction%20Among%20Healthcare%20Volunteers%20in%20MalaysiaRole%20of%20Personality%20Factors%2C%20Volunteering%20Motives%2C%20and%20Spiritual%20Capital.pdf http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/50/ |
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| Summary: | This article analyzes the role of three antecedents of life satisfaction
(LS) among healthcare volunteers in Malaysia. The antecedents are: personality
traits, motives to volunteer, and spiritual capital. This study has empirically tested
the impact of individual dimensions of personality traits, motives, and spiritual
capital along with their inter-relationships in explaining the LS. The volunteers of
St. John Ambulance participated in this study. The model has been tested using
structural equation modeling and it has been found that the three constructs have an
explanatory power of 53 %. The main results are: (1) neuroticism, value motives,
protective motives, personal well-being, and spirituality have a direct impact on LS
and (2) enhancement motives, social motives, and religiosity have an indirect
impact on LS. These results can provide insights to researchers and managers
regarding profiling the right volunteers, providing the necessary infrastructure, and
providing proper training to the volunteers. |
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