Volunteer motivation

Items

Mean

Std. Deviation

1

Career development

1

I volunteer because volunteering gives me an opportunity to build my work skills.

4.5

0.9

2

2

I volunteer because I feel that I make important work connections through volunteering.

4.1

1.2

3

3

I volunteer because I feel that volunteering will help me to find out about employment opportunities.

3.8

1.3

Mean

4.1

1.3

4

Protective

1

No matter how bad I’ve been feeling, volunteering helps me to forget about it.

4.5

0.8

5

2

By volunteering, I feel less lonely

4.3

1.0

6

3

Volunteering is a good escape from my own troubles

3.0

1.5

7

4

Doing volunteer work relieves me of some of the guilt of being more fortunate than others

4.1

1.2

Mean

3.9

1.15

8

Reactivity

1

I like to help patients, because I have been in difficult positions myself.

4.7

0.7

9

2

Many positive and good thing come to my life when I volunteer

4.8

0.5

10

3

Volunteering helps me deal with some of my own problems.

4.3

1.0

Mean

4.5

0.7

11

Recognition

1

Being appreciated by healthcare organization is important to me.

4.1

1.2

12

2

Being respected by doctors, nurses and volunteers at the healthcare organization is important to me.

4.0

1.2

13

3

I like to work with a volunteer organization, which treats their volunteers and staff alike.

4.4

1.0

Mean

4.1

1.13

14

Self-Esteem

1

I volunteer because I feel that volunteering is a feel-good experience

4.8

0.5

15

2

I volunteer because volunteering makes me feel important.

4.4

1.0

16

3

I volunteer because volunteering makes me feel useful.

4.7

0.8

Mean

4.6

0.7

17

Social

1

I volunteer because people I’m close to volunteer.

2.7

1.4

18

2

I volunteer because I look forward to the social events that volunteering affords me.

4.3

1.1

19

3

I volunteer because others with whom I am close place a high value on community service.

3.9

1.3

20

4

I volunteer because volunteering provides a way for me to make new friends.

4.1

1.1

Mean

3.75

1.2

21

Understanding

1

Volunteering in healthcare allows me to gain a new perspective on things.

4.6

0.7

22

2

Volunteering lets me learn things through direct, hands on experience.

4.7

0.6

23

3

I can learn more about the cause for which I am working.

4.6

0.8

24

4

I can learn how to deal with a variety of people.

4.8

0.5

25

5

I can explore my own strengths

4.7

0.7

Mean

4.68

0.66

26

Values

1

I feel compassion toward patients in need

4.7

0.7

27

2

I am genuinely concerned about the group of patients I am serving.

3.8

1.3

28

3

I volunteer because volunteering fits in with my religious beliefs.

4.7

0.7

29

4

I volunteer because volunteering is national value in UAE government.

4.7

0.7

Mean

4.4

0.8