Exploring the Dynamics of Participation in a Grassroots Kindness Movement: A case study of the Actively Caring for People Movement
| dc.contributor.author | Valentino, Sara Elizabeth | en |
| dc.contributor.committeechair | Geller, E. Scott | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Clum, George A. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Winett, Richard A. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Jones, Russell T. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Psychology | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-02T09:00:19Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2016-12-02T09:00:19Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-12-01 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Kindness movements toward a kinder more compassionate world are proliferating worldwide. One of the key challenges facing these movements is attracting and sustaining members. This research identified a range of dispositional, motivational, and contextual factors significantly related to participation in a kindness movement initiated on the Virginia Tech campus after the tragic shootings on April 16, 2007: the AC4P Movement. Strongly resembling existing research on motivational functions served by volunteerism, the present research identified five motives for participation in kindness movements: social action, gratitude expression, social enhancement, impression management, and protective. Additionally, regression analysis identified a model with five significant predictors of participation: required participation, history of traumatic experience, belief that society is in danger, extroversion, and social action motivation. Findings are integrated within the context of Geller's (2016) model of empowerment. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Ph. D. | en |
| dc.format.medium | ETD | en |
| dc.identifier.other | vt_gsexam:9333 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73542 | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | AC4P | en |
| dc.subject | prosocial behavior | en |
| dc.subject | kindness movement | en |
| dc.subject | social movement | en |
| dc.subject | motivation | en |
| dc.subject | participation | en |
| dc.subject | wristbands | en |
| dc.title | Exploring the Dynamics of Participation in a Grassroots Kindness Movement: A case study of the Actively Caring for People Movement | en |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | doctoral | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph. D. | en |