Adaptation of Volunteer Functions Inventory in adults from Argentina

Volunteers are subjects who participate in an organization without financial compensation, contributing to the improvement and advancement of a community. The analysis of their motivations is of interest in Psychology; however, there is no local instrument to evaluate them. The aim of this study was...

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Autores principales: Chiesa, Valeria Soledad, Stover, Juliana Beatriz
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC) 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/31714
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Sumario:Volunteers are subjects who participate in an organization without financial compensation, contributing to the improvement and advancement of a community. The analysis of their motivations is of interest in Psychology; however, there is no local instrument to evaluate them. The aim of this study was to adapt the Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI). A sample of 249 volunteers for non-governmental organizations from different provinces was studied. Data was collected through a sociodemographic survey and the VFI. An exploratory factorial analysis was performed using the Minimum Rank Factor Analysis estimator with Direct Oblimin rotation. A three-dimension factorial structure (social and career, improvement andprotection, values and comprehension) was obtained, which explained 54.76 % of the variance. Internal consistency was adequate (α = .89/.94). In conclusion, professionals and researchers are provided with an adaptation of the VFI to the local population, with favorable evidences of validity and reliability.