Pages: 173-182 |
DOI: 10.37724/RSU.2026.1.77.016 |
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AbstractVolunteer activity is rapidly developing and acquiring important socio-psychological significance, contributing to the personal growth of volunteers. However, the specific features of people’s participation in the volunteer movement that influence their personal potential remain insufficiently studied. The purpose of this article is to develop and empirically test a new methodology for assessing the socio-psychological characteristics of participation in volunteer groups. Hypothesis: the structure of the developed methodology is four-factorial and reflects interrelated but independent components of volunteer participation, while the four-factor model demonstrates a better fit to the empirical data than the one-factor and hierarchical models. A questionnaire of 22 statements was proposed, covering four aspects of volunteer participation (group cohesion, empathy, value identification, normative attitudes). The factor structure of the questionnaire was verified using confirmatory factor analysis; reliability (Cronbach’s α, McDonald’s ω) and validity of the scales were assessed. The structure of the questionnaire is four-factorial, corresponding to the theoretically defined components; the model with four correlated factors fits the data better than the one-factor model and is not inferior to the hierarchical one. The methodology for the first time integrates group and personal parameters of volunteers’ participation, allowing one to obtain a volunteer’s profile across key resource characteristics. The tool expands the methodological framework of volunteer psychology, facilitates the study of how group activity affects personal potential, and is suitable for diagnosing and improving the effectiveness of work with volunteers. The main result of the study is that the four-factor model (CFI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.045) was confirmed, significantly outperforming the one-factor model (CFI = 0.60, RMSEA = 0.12); all factors (F1–F4) are characterized by high loadings (0.62–0.84) and good internal consistency (α = 0.78–0.90). Convergent validity (AVE = 0.50–0.58) and discriminant validity (√AVE exceeding inter-factor correlations) were confirmed. The prospects of the research include using the questionnaire to monitor the development of volunteers’ personal potential and to further study the dynamics of volunteer identity.
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