Self-Enhancement and Helping Behavior: Motivations of Volunteers in Registration and Reception Centers for Refugees in Bulgaria
| dc.contributor.author | Nacheva, Ilina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-02T12:15:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-02T12:15:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11089/29148 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Helping behavior can be triggered by complex motivators, a number of them self-related. Investigation of this issue can foster a better understanding of such current social phenomena as volunteerism within the context of intensive migration in Europe. The research presented here focuses on individuals who applied for volunteer positions in the Registration and Reception Centers for Refugees in Bulgaria. Document analysis was conducted concerning 128 applications for participation in an ongoing volunteer project during the period 2013-2016. The explicit motivations of candidates indicate that groups of motives related to self-enhancement are among the key triggers for volunteers. These include a desire to foster social change and the effort to develop a positive self-image, both of which are associated with the role of volunteer. | en_GB |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
| dc.publisher | Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego | en_GB |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Expanding Social Interactionist Horizons: Bridging Disciplines and Approaches; 2 | |
| dc.rights | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. | en_GB |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Volunteerism | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Helping Behavior | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Self-Enhancement | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Refugees in Bulgaria | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Document Analysis | en_GB |
| dc.title | Self-Enhancement and Helping Behavior: Motivations of Volunteers in Registration and Reception Centers for Refugees in Bulgaria | en_GB |
| dc.type | Article | en_GB |
| dc.page.number | 132-147 | |
| dc.contributor.authorAffiliation | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1733-8077 | |
| dc.contributor.authorBiographicalnote | Ilina Nacheva is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She has authored a number of articles, training courses, and e-learning modules within social psychology, her area of specialization. Her scientific interests are related to political psychology, social representations, intergroup relations, group behavior, and emotions. Nacheva’s Ph.D. dissertation, which focused on the meaning of the word politician in contemporary Bulgarian society, has led to funding awards for research that addresses the concept of civil leadership, as well as public perceptions of migrants. | en_GB |
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| dc.contributor.authorEmail | i.nacheva@iphs.eu | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.18778/1733-8077.15.2.09 | |
| dc.relation.volume | 15 | en_GB |
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