An Investigation of Factors Influencing Environmental Volunteering Leadership and Participation Behaviors
- 9 May 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
- Vol. 52 (2), 397-420
- https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221093799
Abstract
Volunteers play critical roles in leading the activities of environmental organizations seeking to address the environmental crisis. Despite their importance, we know little about the factors that motivate individuals to engage in different environmental volunteer behaviors. Drawing on an extended Theory of Planned Behavior model, this study surveyed 259 experienced environmental volunteers who had participated in a range of environmental volunteer "leadership" and "participation" (i.e., nonleadership) behaviors to identify factors associated with these behaviors. Findings indicate that higher self-efficacy beliefs about specific leadership tasks, and higher past participation in participation behaviors, were significant predictors of engaging in more leadership behaviors. Higher self-efficacy and stronger identification as an environmental volunteer also predicted increased participation behaviors, as well as a younger age. Qualitative analysis of open-ended responses highlighted the importance of organizational factors such as training opportunities and receiving support and appreciation from the group in building leaders' self-efficacy.Keywords
Funding Information
- University of Queensland (2018000977)
This publication has 66 references indexed in Scilit:
- Founding New Nonprofit OrganizationsNonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2012
- Understanding Activist Leadership Effort in the Movement Opposing Drinking and DrivingSocial Forces, 2011
- Generation green: understanding the motivations and mechanisms influencing young adults' environmental volunteeringInternational Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 2011
- Navigating Theories of Volunteering: A Hybrid Map for a Complex PhenomenonJournal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 2010
- The relationship between environmental activism, pro-environmental behaviour and social identityJournal of Environmental Psychology, 2010
- Collective Action—and Then What?Journal of Social Issues, 2009
- Using thematic analysis in psychologyQualitative Research in Psychology, 2006
- Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to two dietary behaviours: Roles of perceived control and self‐efficacyBritish Journal of Health Psychology, 2000
- Performance and CommitmentJournal of Social Service Research, 1999
- The theory of planned behaviorOrganizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 1991