城市社区老年志愿服务研究——以济南为例

Seniors' Volunteerism in Urban Communities:A Survey in Jinan City

中国城市社区存在着数量庞大、时间充裕、流动率小、期待回馈少的老年志愿人力。根据对济南城区382名老年志愿者的调查发现,城市社区老年志愿者除具有自愿性、公益性、无偿性和组织性等志愿者普遍特征外,还表现出自身的一系列特征,即持续服务的热情与愿望、老有所为与老有所乐有机融合、多元性的参与动机、注重荣誉性激励、更愿帮助老年孤寡群体、倾向与同龄人合作。社区老年志愿者更多、更愿意依托社区居民委员会开展志愿活动。调查还发现,老年志愿者高度认同志愿服务的助人价值,认为参与志愿活动是老年人实现人生社会价值和感受快乐、老有所为的重要渠道和途径。

Chinese urban communities have a large number of senior volunteers who have more free time and are settled and willing to serve the society.They focus on volunteering,providing community service,and helping others.In this way,they play an important role in promoting social development.This study chooses 382 senior volunteers in Jinan city,and analyzes their participation in the volunteer service.The survey not only finds some common characteristics such as volunteerism,altruism,donation,and discipline,but also discoveres other characteristics among those senior volunteers in this urban community:ongoing enthusiasm for service,desire to serve,productive and happy aging,diversified motivations,impelled by recognition,strong interest in helping isolated older people,and collaboration with peers.More community senior volunteers are willing to rely on the Committee of Community Residents to engage in volunteer activities.The survey also showes that senior volunteers recognize the value of helping others as a benefit of service.In addition,they believe that productive engagement plays an important role in their happiness with life and allows them to realize their social values.