Disaster Volunteerism among Youth: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Collective Action Volunteerism
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28 Oct 2022 02:00 pm
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28 Oct 2022 03:30 pm
Name of the Student: Bienvenido Y. De Guzman III
Title of the Thesis: Disaster Volunteerism among Youth: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Collective Action Volunteerism
Adviser: Anna A. Mendiola, PhD.
Panelists: Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng, Ph.D.
Jean Jardeleza Mijares, M.S.
Alvin Patrick M. Valentin, PhD.
Date and Time of Defense: October 28, 2022 (Friday), 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Abstract:
Worsening climate change and environmental degradation will increasingly impact communities across the globe. Addressing these negative impacts will require the participation of people in the form of collective action towards a more proactive disaster risk reduction and management system. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the social identity model of collective action (SIMCA) provides crucial insights into answering the question of what influences individuals towards proenvironmental behavior. Within the context of collective disaster volunteerism, a survey was conducted among 403 participants who were asked to rate their attitudes and beliefs towards disaster volunteering. The proposed model was examined through regression and mediation analyses. Results showed the usefulness of combining the TPB and SIMCA in predicting intention to engage in collective disaster volunteerism, accounting for 94.1% of the variance in intention. Moreover, empowering individuals and strengthening their collective efficacy beliefs appear to be the main driver of the target intention, followed by attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and group-based emotions. These four factors significantly mediated the connection between social identity and collective action intention. The findings suggest that people are inspired to participate in collective disaster volunteerism by fostering positive attitudes and beliefs towards the environment, strengthening collective efficacy beliefs, harnessing emotions, and promoting identification with groups.