J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2018 Nov;24(4):415-423. 10.5977/jkasne.2018.24.4.415.

Influences of Participation Motivation and Satisfaction of Nursing Students on Continuance Willingness of Voluntary Activities

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  • 1Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Wonkwang University, Korea. ykyang@wku.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to examine the relationship between participation motivation, satisfaction and continuance willingness of voluntary activities of nursing students, and to identify factors influencing continuance willingness of voluntary activities.
METHODS
The research participants were 175 nursing students in the nursing departments of 3 universities located in G city and J province in Korea. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression.
RESULTS
Participants' scores for participation motivation, satisfaction and continuance willingness of voluntary activities were 3.24±0.76, 3.11±0.83 and 3.03±0.85 respectively. Participation motivation and satisfaction of voluntary activities had positive correlations. Satisfaction and continuance willingness of voluntary activities had positive correlations. Factors influencing nursing students' continuance willingness of voluntary activities included participation motivation and satisfaction of voluntary activities. And these variables explained 74% of the variance in continuance willingness of voluntary activities.
CONCLUSION
The findings show that development and application of educational programs to increase participation motivation and satisfaction of voluntary activities are important and will improve nursing students' continuance willingness of voluntary activities.

Keyword

Nursing; Students; Satisfaction; Volunteers

MeSH Terms

Humans
Korea
Motivation*
Nursing*
Students, Nursing*
Volunteers
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