Would you volunteer again? Predicting future volunteering behavioral intention among Egypt Handball World Championship volunteers using Elicitation study and the Theory of Planned Behavior

Abstract

Volunteers play a huge role in the success of any mega-sporting events; their involvement and hard work guarantee a smoother implementation of the events. Therefore, due to the peculiarity of their role and the huge significance it has, the sustainability and longevity of their involvement should be guaranteed, by making sure that they have the proper environment and facilitators that would encourage them to volunteer in future mega-sporting events and even strengthen their intentions to be part of such exceptional events. Therefore, it is important to find out salient factors that affect volunteering behavior among Egyptian volunteers based on a well-structured theory. Method: the present study conducted an elicitation study, following the tenets of the Theory of Planned Behavior, to elicit salient behavioral, normative, and control beliefs about volunteering at Mega-Sporting Events among Egyptian volunteers who volunteered at the Mens Handball World Championship. The study identified specific factors that have an impact on future intention to volunteer at mega sporting events within the overall framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) using a regression model (SASS packaging). Results: within behavioral beliefs, the category attitude didnt have any significant impact, while other volunteers (Normative beliefs) and transportation and accommodation (perceived behavioral control (PBC) did have an impact on future intention to volunteer at mega sporting events. Conclusion: the results of the present study may contribute and add to the literature by providing information on key determinants and factors that affect volunteers volunteering behavior at mega sporting events, which may play a vital role in developing suitable intervention programs or tools encouraging volunteers to get more involved and enthusiastic about mega sporting events.

본 연구는 이론적 배경인 계획된 행동 이론(TPB)의 전반적인 프레임워크 내에서 대규모 스포츠 행사에 자원봉사할 의향에 영향을 미치는 구체적인 요인들을 회귀 모델(SAS 패키지)을 사용하여 확인 하였습니다. 결과: 태도와 관련된 신념들은 의도에 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았으나, "다른 자원봉사자들" (사회적 규범)과 "교통 및 숙박" (인지된 행동 제어)은 향후 대규모 스포츠 행사에 자원봉사할 의향에 영향을 미쳤습니다.