(Pro)Active Ageing: Policy implications of the difference between motivational reasons of pre-50 and post-50 participant-volunteers
(2006) (Pro)Active Ageing: Policy implications of the difference between motivational reasons of pre-50 and post-50 participant-volunteers. In Proceedings Social Change in the 21st Century Conference 2006, Carseldine, Brisbane.
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Abstract
Motivations for participation in sport are influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors as well as individual’s constraints on the type of activity and time available. (Recours et al, 2004; Yan & McCullagh, 2004; Alexandris et al, 2002; Vlachopoulos et al, 2000) Similarly, sports volunteerism is based on several motivations specifically: altruistic value, personal development, community concern, citizenship, ego enhancement and social adjustment or networks (Peloza & Hassay, 2006; Liao-Troth, 2005; Govekar, 2004; Wang, 2003; Uriely, 2002; Marx, 1999). With the increasing acknowledgement of the ageing of the population as an issue for policy makers, organisations and non profit associations, it is timely to begin exploring the motivations for participation and volunteering of seniors (50-75), and the pre-seniors (40-49) groups. Specifically, do pre-seniors and seniors have different motivations? This study investigates if differences exist between the current cohort of seniors, and the "pre-senior" volunteers and participants in equestrian sport. The study was conducted in conjunction with the Equestrian Federation of Australia (EFA), Equestrian Queensland (EQ), Equestrian South Australia (ESA), and other national equestrian association members. Specifically, this paper explores whether differences exist between seniors (50-75), and the preseniors (40-49) groups through the use of Recours et al (2004) motivation scale and the Yavas and Riecken (1997) volunteer salient attitudes. The results indicate that there are distinct motivational reasons for seniors and pre-seniors to volunteer and that these motivations differ in intensity with their participation.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | active ageing, ageing population, volunteer, participation, sports, participation campaigns |
| Subjects: | 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370107 Social Change |
| ID Code: | 6088 |
| Deposited By: | Willans, Bernadette |
| Deposited On: | 08 February 2007 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2006 Stephen M. Dann and Liz Buchanan |