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Benefits to University Students Through Volunteering in a Health Context: A New Model

Williamson, I; Wildbur, D; Bell, K; Tanner, J; Matthews, H; (2018) Benefits to University Students Through Volunteering in a Health Context: A New Model. British Journal of Educational Studies , 66 (3) pp. 383-402. 10.1080/00071005.2017.1339865. Green open access

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Abstract

Individual interviews explored 50 British University students’ accounts of sustained volunteering within health settings and a model was developed using grounded theory. Phase one – ‘Getting involved’ – outlines ‘motives and catalysts’ for students starting to volunteer wherein altruistic motives of compassion for others are juxtaposed with perceptions of enhanced employability. Phase two – ‘Maintaining commitment’ – includes three components (‘Making connections’, ‘Developing resilience’ and ‘Keeping the balance’), which represent important aspects of continuing volunteering participation. Phase three – ‘Reaping the rewards’ – focuses on the benefits of volunteering including self-development. Our findings have implications for the training and support of student volunteers.

Type: Article
Title: Benefits to University Students Through Volunteering in a Health Context: A New Model
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2017.1339865
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2017.1339865
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Volunteering, university students, psychological well-being, grounded theory, interviews
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1565400
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