ABSTRACT This article reports on a study that used a sample of undergraduate students at the North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, South Africa, to examine the effect of selected sociodemographic factors on the participation of voluntary activities amongst youth who have been exposed to the country’s higher education system. Specifically, the binary logit regression model was employed to analyse the effects of sociodemographic factors, such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, family structure, maternal education, family socioeconomic status, academic performance and respondents’ perception of the importance of volunteering on five voluntary activities. The study found that male, older, black African, and Afrikaans-speaking youth are more likely to be involved in voluntary activities. Moreover, higher parental education, regular church attendance and being a Protestant as opposed to being a Catholic are all positively associated with youth volunteering. The single most important factor with regard to youth volunteerism is their perception of the importance of volunteering, a finding which underscores the role of socialisation in youth volunteerism.

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南非西北大学本科生志愿服务的社会人口统计相关性

摘要 本文报告了一项研究，该研究使用了南非马菲肯校区西北大学本科生的样本，以检查选定的社会人口因素对接触过该国的青年参与志愿活动的影响。高等教育体系。具体而言，采用二元 logit 回归模型分析社会人口因素的影响，如年龄、性别、种族、民族、宗教、家庭结构、母亲教育、家庭社会经济地位、学习成绩和受访者对志愿服务重要性的看法。五项志愿活动。研究发现，男性、老年人、非洲黑人和讲南非荷兰语的青年更有可能参与志愿活动。此外，较高的父母教育，定期参加教堂活动以及成为新教徒而不是天主教徒都与青年志愿服务呈正相关。关于青年志愿服务的一个最重要的因素是他们对志愿服务重要性的看法，这一发现强调了社会化在青年志愿服务中的作用。