The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and psychometric properties among a Portuguese Sample of Volunteers

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Autor(a) principal: Martins, Cátia
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Jesus, Saúl, da Silva, José Tomás, Ribeiro, Conceição, Estêvão, M. Dulce, Mocho, Helena, Ratinho, Elias, Nunes, C.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/20290
Resumo: Using self-determination theory, this study examined the autonomous motivation and regulatory styles of volunteers. The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS) is one of the main instruments available to assess these constructs, but it requires validation and adaptation for different contexts. Therefore, the goal of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the 12-item VMS in a sample of Portuguese volunteers. The sample consisted of 207 volunteers, mostly women (74.4%), aged from 14 to 81 years, from various areas of volunteering. The measures included self-regulation, basic psychological needs, causality orientation, and autonomy support. Confirmatory factor analysis using the <i>lavaan</i> package in R was performed to test a four-factor model and a two-factor model. The results indicated that the four-factor model had a better fit to the data. The VMS showed good internal consistency, discriminant validity, and convergent validity. The VMS can be viewed as a valuable tool for professionals and a promising avenue for future research on the motivations of volunteers.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and psychometric properties among a Portuguese Sample of Volunteers
title The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and psychometric properties among a Portuguese Sample of Volunteers
spellingShingle The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and psychometric properties among a Portuguese Sample of Volunteers
Martins, Cátia
Motivation to volunteer
Volunteering
Self-determination theory
Autonomous motivation
title_short The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and psychometric properties among a Portuguese Sample of Volunteers
title_full The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and psychometric properties among a Portuguese Sample of Volunteers
title_fullStr The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and psychometric properties among a Portuguese Sample of Volunteers
title_full_unstemmed The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and psychometric properties among a Portuguese Sample of Volunteers
title_sort The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS): Adaptation and psychometric properties among a Portuguese Sample of Volunteers
author Martins, Cátia
author_facet Martins, Cátia
Jesus, Saúl
da Silva, José Tomás
Ribeiro, Conceição
Estêvão, M. Dulce
Mocho, Helena
Ratinho, Elias
Nunes, C.
author_role author
author2 Jesus, Saúl
da Silva, José Tomás
Ribeiro, Conceição
Estêvão, M. Dulce
Mocho, Helena
Ratinho, Elias
Nunes, C.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Sapientia
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Martins, Cátia
Jesus, Saúl
da Silva, José Tomás
Ribeiro, Conceição
Estêvão, M. Dulce
Mocho, Helena
Ratinho, Elias
Nunes, C.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Motivation to volunteer
Volunteering
Self-determination theory
Autonomous motivation
topic Motivation to volunteer
Volunteering
Self-determination theory
Autonomous motivation
description Using self-determination theory, this study examined the autonomous motivation and regulatory styles of volunteers. The Volunteer Motivation Scale (VMS) is one of the main instruments available to assess these constructs, but it requires validation and adaptation for different contexts. Therefore, the goal of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the 12-item VMS in a sample of Portuguese volunteers. The sample consisted of 207 volunteers, mostly women (74.4%), aged from 14 to 81 years, from various areas of volunteering. The measures included self-regulation, basic psychological needs, causality orientation, and autonomy support. Confirmatory factor analysis using the <i>lavaan</i> package in R was performed to test a four-factor model and a two-factor model. The results indicated that the four-factor model had a better fit to the data. The VMS showed good internal consistency, discriminant validity, and convergent validity. The VMS can be viewed as a valuable tool for professionals and a promising avenue for future research on the motivations of volunteers.
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