Volunteering can be a means of identity development in emerging adulthood and it can provide a protective environment for vocational identity formation. The aims of our study were two-fold: (1) to investigate vocational identity statuses of student emerging adult volunteers (N = 385, 75.1% females) and (2) to analyze how these statuses are linked to volunteering functions. First, we classified volunteers into six vocational identity statuses. Second, we found that volunteers in achievement and moratorium statuses scored highest on most of the volunteering functions as they are actively exploring their vocational alternatives. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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新兴成人志愿者的志愿功能与职业认同之间的关系

志愿服务可以成为新兴成年人身份发展的一种手段，并且可以为职业身份的形成提供保护环境。我们的研究目标有两个：（1）调查学生新兴成人志愿者（N  = 385，女性占75.1％）的职业身份状况；（2）分析这些身份与志愿者功能之间的关系。首先，我们将志愿者分为六种职业身份状态。其次，我们发现成就和暂停状态的志愿者在积极探索职业选择时，在大多数志愿服务职能中得分最高。讨论了对研究和实践的意义。