How to Foster Commitment Among Volunteers: A Social Constructionist Study in Italian Nonprofit Organizations

References

• Arcidiacono, C. (Ed.) (2004). Volontariato e legami collettivi. Bisogni di comunità e relazione reciproca. [Voluteering and collective bonds. Community needs and mutual relationship] Milan, Italy: Franco Angeli.
   Google Scholar
• Auguierre, R. T. P., & Bolton, K. M. W. (2013). Why do they do it? A qualitative interpretative meta-synthesis of crisis volunteers' motivations. Social Work Reasearch, 37(4), 327–338.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Berger, P., & Luckmann, T. (1966). The social construction of reality. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin.
   Google Scholar
• Blumer, H. (1986). Symbolic interactionism: Perspective and method. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
   Google Scholar
• Bray, J. N., Lee, J., Smith, L. L., & Yorks, L. (2000). Collaborative inquiry in practice: Action, reflection and making meaning. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing Grounded Theory: a practical guide through qualitative analysis. London, UK: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Charmaz, K. (2008). Constructionism and the grounded theory method. In J. A. Holstein and J. F. Gubrium (Eds.). Handbook of constructionist research (pp. 397–412). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
   Google Scholar
• Chacón, F., Vecina, M. L., & Dàvila, M. C. (2007). The three stage model of volunteers' duration of service. Social Behavior and Personality, 35(5), 627–642.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheung, C-K., Lo, T. W., & Liu, E. S.-C. (2016). Sustaining social trust and volunteer role identity reciprocally over time in pre-adult, adult, and older volunteers. Journal of Social Service Research, 42(1), 70–83.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clary, E. G., & Miller, J. (1986). Socialization and situational influences on sustained altruism. Child Development, 57(6), 1358–1369.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clary, E. G., Snyder, M., Ridge, R. D., Copeland, J., Stukas, A. A., Haugen, J., & Miene, P. K. (1998). Understanding and assessing the motivation of volunteers: A functional approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 1516–1530.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. L. (1990). Grounded Theory Research: Procedures canons and evaluative criteria. Qualitative Sociology, 13(1), 3–21.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Creswell, J. W. (2012). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. London, UK: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Davis, M. H., Mitchell, K. V., Hall, J. A., Lothert, J., Snapp, T., & Meyer, M. (1999). Empathy, expectations, and situational preferences: Personality influences on the decision to participate in volunteer helping behaviors. Journal of Personality, 67(3), 469–503.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Denzin, N., & Lincoln, Y. (2000). Handbook of qualitative research (2nd ed.). London, UK: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Fielding, N. G., & Lee, R. M. (Eds.) (1998). Computer analysis and qualitative research. London, UK: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Fitzpatrick, T., Edgard, L., Remmer, J., & Leimanis, M. (2013). Job satisfaction among volunteers with personal cancer experience. Journal of Social Service Research, 39, 293–305.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fitzpatrick, T. R., Remmer, J., & Leimanis, M. (2015). A study exploring risk management issues among volunteers in an oncology support program. Journal of Social Service Research, 41(1), 25–38.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Flick, U. (2006). An introduction to qualitative research (3rd ed.). London, UK: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Fontana, A., & Frey, J. H. (2000). The interview: From structured questions to negotiated text. In N. K. Denzin, & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research (2nd ed., pp. 645–672). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Gergen, K. J. (2015). From mirroring to world-making: Research as future forming. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 45, 287–310. doi:10.1111/jtsb.12075
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Grube, J. A., & Piliavin, J. A. (2000). Role identity organizational experiences and volunteer performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26(9), 1108–1119.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haski-Leventhal, D., & Bargal, D. (2008). The volunteer stages and transitions model: Organizational socialization of volunteers. Human Relations, 61(1), 67–102.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Holstein, J. A., & Gubrium, J. F. (1997). Active interviewing. In D. Silverman (Ed.), Qualitative research: Theory method and practice (pp. 113–129). London, UK: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (2000). Paradigmatic controversies, contradictions, and emerging confluences. In N. K. Denizin, Y. S. Lincoln, & E. G. Guba (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research (2nd ed., pp. 163–188), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Marta, E., Guglielmetti, C., & Pozzi, M. (2006). Volunteerism during young adulthood: an Italian investigation into motivational patterns. Voluntas, 17, 221–232.
   Google Scholar
• Meneghini, A. M., & Carbognin, C. (2008). Perchè mi impegno nel volontariato: le motivazioni dei volontari [The motivations supporting personal engagement into volunteer activity]. Psicologia di Comunità, 2, 93–105.
   Google Scholar
• Neuman, W. L. (2000). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
   Google Scholar
• Nencini, A., Romaioli, D., & Meneghini, A. M. (2015). Volunteer motivation and organizational climate: Factors that promote satisfaction and suistained volunteerism in NPOs in Italian NPOs. Voluntas, 27, 618–639. doi:10.1007/945s112660159593-z
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Omoto, A. M., & Snyder, M. (1995). Sustained helping without obligation: Motivation longevity of service and perceived attitude change among AIDS volunteers. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68(4), 671–686.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Omoto, A. M., & Snyder, M. (2002). Considerations of community: The context and process of volunteerism. American Behavioral Scientist, 45, 846–867.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pearce, J. L. (1993). Volunteers. London, UK: Routledge.
   Google Scholar
• Penner, L. A. (2002). Dispositional and organizational influences on sustained volunteerism: An interactionist perspective. Journal of Social Issues, 58(3), 447–467.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Penner, L. A. (2004). Volunteerism and social problems: Making things better or worse? Journal of Social Issues, 60(3), 645–666.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Penner L. A., Dovidio, J. F., Piliavin, J. A., & Schroeder, D. A. (2005). Pro-social behavior: Multilevel perspectives. Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 365–392.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Penner, L. A., & Finkelstein, M. A. (1998). Dispositional and structural determinants of volunteerism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(2), 525–537.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Piliavin, J. A., & Callero, P. L. (1991). Giving blood: The development of altruistic identity. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Reich, W. A. (2000). Identity structure narrative accounts and commitment to a volunteer role. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 134(4), 422–434.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sartori, R. D., & Delle Fave, A. (2014). First-aid activities and well-being: The experience of professional and volunteer rescuers. Journal of Social Service Research, 40(2), 242–254.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Strauss, A. L., & Corbin, J. (1998). Basic of qualitative research (2nd ed.). London, UK: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Sundeen, R. A., & Raskoff, S. A. (1995). Teenage volunteers and their values. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 24(4), 337–357.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Throits, P. A. (2012). Role identity salience purpose and meaning in life and well-being among volunteers. Social Psychology Quarterly, 75, 360–384.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vecina, M. L., & Chacón, F. (2005). Positive emotions in volunteerism. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 8(1), 30–35.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vecina, M. L., Chacón, F., & Sueiro, M. (2009). Satisfacciòn en el voluntariado: Estructura interna y realciòn con la permanencia en las organizaciones. Psicothema, 21(1), 112–117.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Watkins, J. M., & Cooperrider, D. L. (2000). Appreciative inquiry: A transformative paradigm. Journal of the Organization Development Network, 32, 6–12.
   Google Scholar
• Wilson, J. (2012). Volunteerism research: A review essay. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 41(2), 176–212.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar