Personality traits and motives for volunteering

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati profil ličnosti i izraženost motiva za volontiranje na uzorku volontera u Hrvatskoj, te provjeriti mogućnost predviđanja motiva za volontiranje na temelju osobina ličnosti pet-faktorskog modela. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 159 volontera iz Zagreba, Osijeka i Splita. Podaci su prikupljeni upitnikom ličnosti IPIP-300 i upitnikom volontiranja (eng. Volunteer Functions Inventory). Rezultati su pokazali da su ugodnost i otvorenost k iskustvu najizraženije osobine ličnosti volontera, dok su na razini faceta, tj. užih osobina ličnosti, najizraženiji altruizam i umjetnički interesi. Kao najvažniji motivi za volontiranje su se pokazali razumijevanje i vrijednosti. Na temelju osobina pet-faktorskog modela ličnosti možemo objasniti značajan dio varijance pojedinih motiva za volontiranje. Hijerarhijskom regresijskom analizom je utvrđeno da su neuroticizam i savjesnost značajni prediktori motiva zaštite (R² = .13), vrijednosti (R² = .11) i razumijevanja (R² = .14); dok su ugodnost i savjesnost značajni prediktori motiva karijere (R² = .23), a neuroticizam motiva poštovanja (R² = .14). Motiv društva nije moguće objasniti osobinama ličnosti.The aim of this study was to identify the personality profile and the structure of motives for volunteering in a sample of volunteers in Croatia, as well as to verify the possibility of predicting volunteer motives based on personality traits. Sample of 159 volunteers from Zagreb, Osijek and Split participated in this study. Data was collected using IPIP-300 personality questionnaire and Volunteer Functions Inventory. Results indicated that the most prominent personality traits in the sample of volunteers are agreeableness and openess. Considering the facet level most prominent traits are altruism and artistic interests. The most salient motives are understanding and values. The study has shown that personality traits can explain significant portion of motive variance. Hierarchical regression analysis confirmed that neuroticism and conscientiousness are significant predictors of the motives of protective (R² = .13), values (R² = .11) and understanding (R² = .14); agreeableness and conscientiousness of career motive (R² = .23) and neuroticism of enhancement motive (R² = .14). Social motive cannot be explained by personality traits