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Analysis of Volunteering Among Spanish Children and Young People: Approximation to Their Determinants and Parental Influence

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyze the factors determining volunteerism among Spanish young people and children, with a particular emphasis on the influence of voluntary and social activities performed by parents. The database used is the 2002–2003 Time User Survey from the Spanish Statistical Office. We estimated the determinants influencing young people and children to become volunteers as a two-part decision: first, whether to volunteer or not, and second, to decide the amount of time they will spend volunteering. The results show that the most influential variables for all age groups are parents volunteering as examples, and parents’ educational level. We consider this a relevant topic for identifying the role of public policies in promoting volunteerism, or organizations’ activities for encouraging youth participation.

Résumé

L’objectif de cet article est de procéder à une analyse des facteurs déterminant le bénévolat parmi les jeunes et les enfants espagnols, en mettant particulièrement l’accent sur l’influence des activités sociales et bénévoles exercées par les parents. La base de données utilisée est l’enquête auprès des utilisateurs pour la période 2002 - 2003 par le Bureau espagnol des statistiques. Les facteurs déterminants exerçant une influence sur les jeunes et les enfants pour qu’ils deviennent bénévoles s’organisent selon nous comme une décision en deux parties : la première, le fait de faire ou non du bénévolat, et la seconde, décider de la durée du temps qui sera consacrée au bénévolat. Les résultats indiquent que les variables ayant la plus forte influence pour tous les groupes d’âge sont les parents engagés dans une activité de bénévolat à titre d’exemple et le niveau d’éducation de ces mêmes parents. Nous estimons que ceci constitue un thème pertinent afin d’identifier le rôle des politiques publiques ayant vocation à promouvoir le bénévolat ou les activités des organisations visant à encourager la participation des jeunes.

Zusammenfassung

Ziel dieses Beitrags ist eine Untersuchung der Faktoren, die das ehrenamtliche Engagement von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Spanien prägen, wobei insbesondere darauf eingegangen wird, inwieweit ehrenamtliche und soziale Tätigkeiten der Eltern einen Einfluss üben. Hierzu wurden die Daten aus der 2002-2003 durchgeführten Zeitbudgeterhebung des spanischen Statiskamtes verwendet. Wir betrachteten die Determinanten, die Einfluss darauf nehmen, ob Kinder und Jugendliche ehrenamtliche Tätigkeiten ausüben, als eine Entscheidung in zwei Schritten: Als erstes entscheiden sie, ob sie eine ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit ausüben wollen oder nicht. Anschließend entscheiden sie, wie viel Zeit sie für die ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit aufbringen wollen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass bei allen Altersgruppen eine beispielhafte ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit sowie das Bildungsniveau der Eltern die einflussreichsten Variablen sind. Wir halten dies für ein relevantes Thema zur Festlegung der Rolle der öffentlichen Politik bei der Förderung ehrenamtlicher Tätigkeiten und zur Bestimmung der Aktivitäten von Organisationen zur Förderung einer Beteiligung von Kindern und Jugendlichen.

Resumen

El objetivo del presente documento es analizar los factores que determinan el voluntariado entre los jóvenes y niños españoles, con referencia particular a la influencia de las actividades sociales y voluntarias llevadas a cabo por los padres. La base de datos utilizada es la Encuesta de Empleo del Tiempo de 2002-2003 del Instituto Nacional de Estadística español. Estimamos los determinantes que influyen en los jóvenes y en los niños para que se conviertan en voluntarios como una decisión de dos partes: en primer lugar, decidir si hacerse voluntarios o no, y en segundo lugar, decidir la cantidad de tiempo que dedicarán a hacer voluntariado. Los resultados muestran que las variables más influyentes en todos los grupos de edad son la realización de voluntariado por parte de los padres como ejemplos, y el nivel educativo de los padres. Consideramos que esto es un tema relevante para identificar el papel de las políticas públicas en la promoción del voluntariado, o en las actividades de las organizaciones para alentar la participación de la juventud.

摘要

本文的目的是分析决定西班牙年轻人和儿童志愿精神的因素,特别专注于父母所进行志愿和社会活动的影响。使用的数据库是西班牙统计局的2002-2003时间用户调查。我们预计,影响年轻人和儿童成为志愿者的决定性因素是两部分决定:首先,是否决定参加志愿;其次,决定他们希望花费在志愿上的时间量。结果显示,所有年龄段的大部分影响因素都是家长志愿榜样,以及家长的教育水平。我们认为这是确定促进志愿精神的公共政策角色或鼓励年轻人参与的组织活动的相关主题。

ملخص

الهدف من هذا البحث هو تحليل العوامل التي تحدد العمل التطوعي للشباب والأطفال الأسبان، مع التأكيد بوجه خاص على تأثير الأنشطة التطوعية والإجتماعية التي يقوم بها الآباء. قاعدة البيانات المستخدمة هي إستطلاع الرأي (Time User 2002-2003) من المعهد الوطني للإحصاء الأسباني. لقد فعلنا التقدير على التحديدات التي تؤثرعلى الشباب والأطفال ليكونوا متطوعين كقرار على مرحلتين: أولا˝٬ ما إذا كان يكون متطوعا˝ أم لا، وثانيا˝٬ لإتخاذ قرارعدد الساعات التي سيخصصونها للعمل التطوعي. لقد أظهرت النتائج أن المتغير الأكثر تأثيرا˝ في جميع الفئات العمرية هو تطوع الآباء كنماذج، والمستوى التعليمي للوالدين. نحن نعتبر أن هذا الموضوع ذو صلة لتحديد دور السياسات العامة لتعزيز العمل التطوعي أو أنشطة المنظمات لتشجيع مشاركة الشباب.

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Notes

  1. Other authors have taken this view. Kulik (2007), for example, uses it to analyze volunteer satisfaction and burnout. Lewton and Nievar (2012) use it to study the benefits family volunteer work has with regards to strengthening the family and to individual growth.

  2. We have used the proposal put forward by García-Mainar and Marcuello (2007) and García-Mainar et al. (2009) to group the entities in this study. On the one hand, externally oriented organizations are on a par with instrumental entities. On the other, internally oriented organizations are on a par with expressive entities. Gil-Lacruz and Marcuello (2013) also include political organizations in the professional group. They state that the reasons of volunteers in professional areas could be more intrinsic to their person. The third group of entities is mixed.

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  1. Economics Analysis Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

    Inmaculada García Mainar

  2. Business Management Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

    Carmen Marcuello Servós

  3. Business Management Department, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Teruel, Spain

    Ma Isabel Saz Gil

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Mainar, I.G., Servós, C.M. & Gil, M.I.S. Analysis of Volunteering Among Spanish Children and Young People: Approximation to Their Determinants and Parental Influence. Voluntas 26, 1360–1390 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9487-5

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