Table 4.
Reported benefits of volunteering among the survey respondents who found that volunteering confirmed their study choices compared with those who did not find that (n = 158).
| I have found that I made the right choice of the field of study | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES 60.76% (n= 96) | NO 39.24% (n= 62) | p | |||||
| Volunteering allows me to learn new interesting things | YES | 80.21% | (n = 77) | YES | 43.55% | (n = 27) | <0.00001 |
| NO | 12.50% | (n = 12) | NO | 43.55% | (n = 27) | ||
| UNDECIDED | 7.29% | (n = 7) | UNDECIDED | 12.90% | (n = 8) | ||
| Volunteering makes me feel needed | YES | 89.58% | (n = 86) | YES | 53.23% | (n = 33) | 0.00001 |
| NO | 6.25% | (n = 6) | NO | 29.03% | (n = 18) | ||
| UNDECIDED | 4.17% | (n = 4) | UNDECIDED | 17.74% | (n = 11) | ||
| I believe that my skills may be of use to the community at this difficult time | YES | 87.50% | (n = 84) | YES | 62.90% | (n = 39) | 0.00016 |
| NO | 4.17% | (n = 4) | NO | 22.58% | (n = 14) | ||
| UNDECIDED | 8.33% | (n = 8) | UNDECIDED | 14.52% | (n = 9) | ||
| Volunteering gives me an opportunity to meet new friends | YES | 70.83% | (n = 68) | YES | 66.13% | (n = 41) | 0.18598 |
| NO | 12.50% | (n = 12) | NO | 20.97% | (n = 13) | ||
| UNDECIDED | 16.67% | (n = 16) | UNDECIDED | 12.90% | (n = 8) | ||
| I think it is important to help other people | YES | 95.83% | (n = 92 | YES | 95.16% | (n = 59) | 0.75319 |
| NO | 1.04% | (n = 1) | NO | 1.61% | (n = 1) | ||
| UNDECIDED | 3.13% | (n = 3) | UNDECIDED | 3.23% | (n = 2) | ||
| Volunteering is good for my future professional development | YES | 87.50% | (n = 84) | YES | 50.00% | (n = 31) | <0.00001 |
| NO | 5.21% | (n = 5) | NO | 33.87% | (n = 21) | ||
| UNDECIDED | 7.29% | (n = 7) | UNDECIDED | 16.13% | (n = 10) | ||
| Volunteering increases my self-esteem | YES | 64.58% | (n = 62) | YES | 33.87% | (n = 21) | 0.00001 |
| NO | 11.46% | (n = 11) | NO | 38.71% | (n = 24) | ||
| UNDECIDED | 23.96% | (n = 23) | UNDECIDED | 27.42% | (n = 17) | ||
| I am learning new medical skills | YES | 51.04% | (n = 49) | YES | 24.19% | (n = 15) | 0.00079 |
| NO | 48.96% | (n = 47) | NO | 75.81% | (n = 47) | ||
| I am learning new social skills | YES | 90.63% | (n = 87) | YES | 79.03% | (n = 49) | 0.03985 |
| NO | 9.38% | (n = 9) | NO | 20.97% | (n = 13) | ||
| I am learning new organisational skills | YES | 87.50% | (n = 84) | YES | 64.52% | (n = 40) | 0.0006 |
| NO | 12.50% | (n = 12) | NO | 35.48% | (n = 22) | ||
| I am learning new skills of dealing with stressful or difficult situations | YES | 79.17% | (n = 76) | YES | 53.23% | (n = 33) | 0.00058 |
| NO | 20.83% | (n = 20) | NO | 46.77% | (n = 29) | ||
| I am making new contacts | YES | 87.50% | (n = 84) | YES | 74.19% | (n = 46) | 0.03245 |
| NO | 12.50% | (n = 12) | NO | 25.81% | (n = 16) | ||
| I am receiving positive reactions from the people I help | YES | 91.67% | (n = 88) | YES | 79.03% | (n = 49) | 0.02236 |
| NO | 8.33% | (n = 8) | NO | 20.97% | (n = 13) | ||
| I am receiving positive reactions from the people I work with during my voluntary service | YES | 94.79% | (n = 91) | YES | 87.10% | (n = 54) | 0.08566 |
| NO | 5.21% | (n = 5) | NO | 12.90% | (n = 8) | ||
| I am receiving a positive response from the community/gaining social esteem | YES | 76.04% | (n = 73) | YES | 58.06% | (n = 36) | 0.01706 |
| NO | 23.96% | (n = 23) | NO | 41.94% | (n = 26) | ||