Education, Perceived Control, and Volunteering

Joonmo Son; John Wilson

doi:10.1111/socf.12377

journal article Sep 12, 2017

Education, Perceived Control, and Volunteering

Joonmo Son

John Wilson

Sociological Forum Vol. 32 No. 4 pp. 831-849 · Wiley

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Abstract

The consistent effect of education on volunteering has been explained in a number of ways. In this study we test the hypothesis that perceived control beliefs are partly responsible. Using two waves of panel data from National Survey of Midlife in the United States we estimated cross‐lagged structural equation models in which education is positioned as the exogenous variable and perceived control and volunteering are allowed to be reciprocally related across the two waves. We find that perceived control predicts volunteering, but there is no reciprocal effect: volunteering has no effect on sense of control. One reason, therefore, that educated people are more likely to volunteer is that they have stronger control beliefs. The findings enrich the theory of volunteering by introducing the idea of agency, showing one way in which resources influence the decision to volunteer.

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Published: Sep 12, 2017
Vol/Issue: 32(4)
Pages: 831-849
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Authors

J

Joonmo Son

Department of Sociology National University of Singapore, Faculty of Arts and Sciences AS1 #04‐24 Arts Link Singapore 117570

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John Wilson

Department of Sociology Duke University 276 Soc/Psych Building Box 90088 417 Chapel Drive Durham North Carolina 27708‐0088

Funding

National University of Singapore Award: CARC‐2016‐001

Cite This Article

Joonmo Son, John Wilson (2017). Education, Perceived Control, and Volunteering. Sociological Forum, 32(4), 831-849. https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.12377

Education, Perceived Control, and Volunteering

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