| Q | VFI Functions | Strongly Agree 5 | Agree 4 | Neutral 3 | Disagree 2 | Strongly Disagree 1 | Mean (±SD) |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| 1 | Volunteering can help me to get my foot in the door at a place where I would like to work? | 49 (32.2) | 85 (55.9) | 12 (7.9) | 5 (3.3) | 1 (0.7) | 4.2 (±0.72) |
| 2 | My friend’s volunteer | 41 (27.0) | 81 (53.3) | 23 (15.1) | 6 (3.9) | 1 (0.7) | 4.0 (±0.80) |
| 3 | I am concerned about those less fortunate than myself | 38 (25.0) | 77 (50.7) | 23 (15.1) | 11 (7.2) | 3 (2.0) | 3.9 (±0.93) |
| 4 | People I’m close to, want me to volunteer | 22 (14.5) | 71 (46.7) | 36 (23.7) | 20 (13.2) | 3 (2.0) | 3.6 (±0.96) |
| 5 | Volunteering makes me feel important. | 34 (22.4) | 89 (58.6) | 18 (11.8) | 10 (6.6) | 1 (0.7) | 3.9 (±0.82) |
| 6 | People I know share an interest in community service | 32 (21.1) | 102 (67.1) | 7 (4.6) | 10 (6.6) | 1 (0.7) | 4.0 (±0.76) |
| 7 | No matter how bad I’ve been feeling, volunteering helps me to forget about it | 35 (23.0) | 90 (59.2) | 16 (10.5) | 5 (3.3%) | 6 (3.9) | 3.9 (±0.91) |
| 8 | I am genuinely concerned about the particular group I am serving | 49 (32.2) | 90 (59.2) | 13 (8.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4.2 (±0.59) |
| 9 | By volunteering, I feel less lonely | 38 (25) | 75 (49.3) | 18 (11.8) | 16 (10.5) | 5 (3.3) | 3.8 (±1.03) |
| 10 | I can make new contacts that might help my business or career | 42 (27.6) | 96 (63.2) | 9 (5.9) | 5 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 4.2 (±0.67) |
| 11 | Doing volunteer work relieves me of some of the guilt over being more fortunate than others | 26 (17.1) | 56 (36.8) | 36 (23.7) | 24 (15.8) | 10 (6.6) | 3.4 (±1.14) |
| 12 | I can learn more about the cause for which I am working | 46 (30.3) | 97 (63.8) | 6 (3.9) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | 4.2 (±0.67) |
| 13 | Volunteering increases my self-esteem | 56 (36.8) | 81 (53.3) | 11 (7.2) | 3 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | 4.2 (±0.73) |
| 14 | Volunteering allows me to gain a new perspective on things | 62 (40.8) | 83 (54.6) | 3 (2.0) | 4 (2.6) | (0) | 4.3 (±0.65) |
| 15 | Volunteering allows me to explore different career options | 46 (30.3) | 91 (59.9) | 10 (6.6) | 5 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 4.2 (±0.69) |
| 16 | I feel compassion toward people in need | 67 (44.1) | 80 (52.6) | 4 (2.6) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 4.4 (±0.58) |
| 17 | Others with whom I am close, place a high value on community service | 29 (19.1) | 101 (66.4) | 16 (10.5) | 6 (3.9) | 0 (0) | 4.0 (±0.68) |
| 18 | Volunteering lets me learn things through direct, hands-on experience | 53 (34.9) | 91 (59.9) | 6 (3.9) | 91 (59.9) | 0 (0) | 4.3 (±0.60) |
| 19 | I feel it is important to help others | 82 (53.9) | 64 (42.1) | 6 (3.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4.5 (±0.58) |
| 20 | Volunteering helps me work through my problems | 33 (21.7) | 79 (52.0) | 23 (15.1) | 13 (8.6) | 4 (2.6) | 3.8 (±0.96) |
| 21 | Volunteering will help me to succeed in my chosen profession | 45 (29.6) | 95 (62.5) | 7 (4.6) | 5 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 4.2 (±0.67) |
| 22 | I can do something for a cause that is important to me | 48 (31.6) | 91 (59.9) | 8 (5.3) | 5 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 4.2 (±0.68) |
| 23 | Volunteering is an important activity to the people I know best | 30 (19.7) | 88 (57.9) | 23 (15.1) | 11 (7.2) | 30 (19.7) | 3.9 (±0.80) |
| 24 | Volunteering is a good escape from my troubles | 21 (13.8) | 54 (35.5) | 27 (17.8) | 37 (24.3) | 13 (8.6) | 3.2 (±1.21) |
| 25 | I can learn how to deal with a variety of people | 57 (37.5) | 90 (59.2) | 3 (2.0) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.3) | 4.3 (±0.58) |
| 26 | Volunteering makes me feel needed | 28 (18.4) | 84 (55.3) | 18 (11.8) | 18 (11.8) | 4 (2.6) | 3.8 (±0.58) |
| 27 | Volunteering makes me feel better about myself | 56 (36.8) | 86 (56.6) | 6 (3.9) | 4 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 4.3 (±0.55) |
| 28 | Volunteering experience will look good on my resume | 57 (37.5) | 87 (57.2) | 6 (3.9) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 4.3 (±0.61) |
| 29 | Volunteering is a way to make new friends | 43 (28.3) | 92 (60.5) | 10 (6.6) | 7 (4.6) | 0 (0) | 4.1 (±0.71) |
| 30 | I can explore my strengths | 46 (30.3) | 97 (63.8) | 5 (3.3) | 4 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 4.2 (±0.63) |