Getting the measure of prosocial behaviours: a comparison of participation and volunteering data in the National Child Development Study and the Linked Social Participation and Identity Study
Getting the measure of prosocial behaviours: a comparison of participation and volunteering data in the National Child Development Study and the Linked Social Participation and Identity Study
Measures of prosocial behavior can influence policy, legislation, investment, and inform assessments of the overall state of society. Evidence suggests that methods are important in determining these measures. To widen and deepen our understanding of the complex relationship between these items, we compared participation and volunteering data from a national birth cohort study (National Child Development Study [NCDS]) with data from a linked qualitative study, the Social Participation and Identity Study (SPIS). We evaluated the strengths and prosocial behavior content of each and explored possible links between their respective methodologies and participation and volunteering estimates. We found that prompts and probes were associated with higher estimates and narrow filter questions with lower estimates. The SPIS afforded detailed insights into lived experiences and personal narratives of volunteering and participating, whereas the NCDS supported analysis of these behaviors over time and from a lifecourse perspective. Implications for researchers and policy makers are considered.
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Brookfield, Katherine
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1 October 2018
Brookfield, Katherine
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Brookfield, Katherine, Parry, Jane and Bolton, Vicki
(2018)
Getting the measure of prosocial behaviours: a comparison of participation and volunteering data in the National Child Development Study and the Linked Social Participation and Identity Study.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 47 (5), .
(doi:10.1177/0899764018786470).
Abstract
Measures of prosocial behavior can influence policy, legislation, investment, and inform assessments of the overall state of society. Evidence suggests that methods are important in determining these measures. To widen and deepen our understanding of the complex relationship between these items, we compared participation and volunteering data from a national birth cohort study (National Child Development Study [NCDS]) with data from a linked qualitative study, the Social Participation and Identity Study (SPIS). We evaluated the strengths and prosocial behavior content of each and explored possible links between their respective methodologies and participation and volunteering estimates. We found that prompts and probes were associated with higher estimates and narrow filter questions with lower estimates. The SPIS afforded detailed insights into lived experiences and personal narratives of volunteering and participating, whereas the NCDS supported analysis of these behaviors over time and from a lifecourse perspective. Implications for researchers and policy makers are considered.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 January 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 July 2018
Published date: 1 October 2018
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