Community Service Experiences and Commitment to Volunteering1 |
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| Authors: | Trevor P Taylor S Mark Pancer |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;2. 2Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Trevor P. Taylor, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1;3. or S.Mark Pancer, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5. E‐mail: or;4. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | University students who were involved in a community service field placement completed the Inventory of Service Experience (ISE), a measure that was designed to assess the extent to which they felt supported by family, friends, and the organizations with which they worked; and the extent to which they experienced positive outcomes (e.g., enhanced skills, a feeling of “having made a difference”) in their community service setting. Students who had a more supportive and positive experience, as assessed by the ISE, were more likely to have continued to work as volunteers in the setting 2 months after they had completed their course requirements. The implications of these results for community service programs are discussed. |
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