AUTHOR=Xu Li ping , Liao Jin bao , Wu Yu shen , Kuang Hong da 

TITLE=Effect of Psychological Capital of Volunteers on Volunteering Behavior: The Chained Mediation Role of Perceived Social Support and Volunteer Motivation

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.657877

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.657877

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=This study explored the role of perceived social support and voluntary motivation in the effect of volunteers’ psychological capital on volunteering behavior. A sample of 1165 volunteers who were registered in the China Voluntary Service Information System was investigated using a self-reported questionnaire, showing that volunteers’ psychological capital, perceived social support, voluntary motivation, and volunteering behavior were significantly and positively related to each other. Volunteers’ psychological capital affected volunteering behavior not only directly, but also indirectly through the mediating role of voluntary motivation. Moreover, perceived social support and voluntary motivation also played a chain role in the relationship between volunteers’ psychological capital and volunteering behavior. Therefore, increasing volunteers’ psychological capital should promote their perceived social support and inspire voluntary motivation, in turn affecting their volunteering behavior.