RT Journal Article
T1 Volunteering among social work students: satisfaction, motives and benefits. When the emotional transcends the academic
A1 Montagud Mayor, Xavier
A1 Martín Estalayo, María Isabel
AB Volunteering is one way for social work students to access social intervention spaces. It has been shown to have positive impacts on both academic training and professional development. However, the data on volunteering participation indicate that Spain has a lower percentage of university student involvement than other countries, with increasing difficulties in attracting this group to volunteering. This article presents an empirical study of volunteering motives and benefits and their relationship with final levels of satisfaction among students. A survey was conducted among social work students (N = 1.034) from two Spanish universities, which produced a sub-sample (N = 212) that allowed for the analysis of correlations between volunteering satisfaction, motives and benefits. The results show that although motives are based on social conscience and commitment, the highest levels of satisfaction among students are linked to benefits in terms of emotional wellbeing rather than academic or professional development. These findings can help volunteer organizations to adjust or take into account these expectations when designing the profiles of positions and considering how to manage the participation of student social workers who are volunteering at their entities.
PB Taylor and Francis Ltd.
SN 0261-5479
YR 2024
FD 2024-12-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112946
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112946
LA eng
NO Montagud Mayor, X., & Martin Estalayo, M. (2024). Volunteering among social work students: satisfaction, motives and benefits. When the emotional transcends the academic. Social Work Education, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2024.2438257
DS Docta Complutense
RD 15 abr 2025