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The Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) is a measurement instrument aimed at assessing the motives to volunteer1) (section: lifestyle & environment).
A subcohort of adult participants filled in the (VFI) in the context of an additional questionnaire on daily activities and leisure activities (ACTQ).
The VFI is the most widely used instrument for assessing volunteer motivations because of its theoretically sound basis as well as its good psychometric properties2).
Six motivational functions are proposed:
An overview of validation studies of the VFI, including validation in the Netherlands, can be found in Niebuur et al. 3).
Participants were given a list of statements reflecting reasons for doing volunteer work. They were instructed to indicate on a 7-point Likert scale how well each statement applied to them. In addition, they were asked in how far the given reason would be a reason to start doing volunteer work.
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