Volume 29, Issue 5, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.1088
THE EFFECT OF PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS ON VOLUNTEER MOTIVATION: A STUDY ON NGO EMPLOYEES IN THE COVD19 PANDEMIC PROCESS
Abstract
The heroes of natural disasters, pandemics and similar crisis situations are majorly volunteers. Voluntary work can be done for different reasons depending on the personality characteristics and expectations of the volunteers. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of personality traits on volunteering motivations of employees. Volunteer health workers in various NGO in Kocaeli (Turkey), where pandemic findings are widely seen, constitute the basis of the research. Relational screening technique was used in the research. A questionnaire including closed-ended questions was used as the data collection method. Questionnaire consists of three parts. In the first part, “Personal Information Form†containing the demographic information of the health volunteers participating in the research, “Personality Scale†consisting of 10 items and “Volunteer Motivation Scale†consisting of 19 items were used. According to the findings, it was determined that the personality traits of the volunteers were effective on the voluntariness motivation
Keywords
Voluntariness in NGO, Covid19, Personality Characteristics, Volunteerism, Voluntariness Motivation.