From Intention to Behavior:Does Internet Use Encourage the Volunteering Participation of Middle-aged Groups?

doi:10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2022.03.008

Abstract

Abstract: The Internet has been placed with an important expectation to reverse the insufficient volunteering participation of middle-aged groups. However， has this expectation been realized? Under the interpretation framework of civic voluntarism， the data of Chinese Social Survey 2017 (CSS 2017) is analyzed. Results show that the Internet use， especially the usage for information， can not only significantly improve the volunteering participation intention of middle-aged groups， but also help stimulate the volunteering participation behavior. The positive effect of the Internet usage for social contact only appears at the level of volunteering participation behavior， and the inhibitory effect of the Internet usage for entertainment has not been confirmed. It is demonstrated that Internet use indeed plays the role of “boosters”， which can empower the volunteering participation of middle-aged groups in terms of consciousness， information， opportunities， resources and social relationship.

Key words: Internet use; volunteering service; volunteering participation; participation behavior; participation intention

CLC Number:

D632.9

HAO Long. From Intention to Behavior:Does Internet Use Encourage the Volunteering Participation of Middle-aged Groups?[J]. Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science), 2022, 24(3): 61-70.

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