The Study on Attitude Toward Life and Well-Being of Volunteers in Family Education Center

• Main Authors: LEE,PIN-YI, 李品儀
• Other Authors: KO,SHU-HSIN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45b4nm

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 生活應用科學系碩士在職專班 === 105 === Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore family education center volunteers’ current situation of “attitude toward life” and “well-being” and probe into difference of “attitude toward life” and “well-being” of family education center volunteers with different “personal background factors”; in addition, it explores correlation between family education center volunteers’ “attitude toward life” and “well-being” and obtains explanatory power of different “personal background factors” and “attitude toward life” on family education center volunteers’ “well-being”. This study adopted “survey research” and treated family education center volunteers of 12 counties and cities in northern Taiwan (Keelung City, Miaoli County), central Taiwan (Taichung City, Changhua County, Nantou County), southern Taiwan (Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Pingtung County), eastern Taiwan (Yilan County, Hualien County) and outlying islands (Penghu County, Kinmen County) as subjects to conduct formal questionnaire survey. 410 questionnaires were distributed and 349 were retrieved. Return rate was 85.12%. After deleting 4 invalid questionnaires, the researcher obtained 345 valid ones. Valid return rate was 84.15%. Research tools employed were the following: “personal background information”, “attitude toward life scale” and “well-being scale”. As to data acquired, the researcher conducted descriptive statistics by SPSS for Windows 22.0 and they were analyzed by statistical methods such as one-sample t test, independent sample t test, ANOVA, Scheffe’s method, Pearson product-moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. Findings of this study are as follows: 1. Family education center volunteers’ current situation of “attitude toward life” and “well-being” (1) “Attitude toward life” is at positive situation for family education center volunteers. Among others, the aspect of “life experience” is the most positive, while the aspect of “death” is the most negative. (2) “Well-being” is at high level for family education center volunteers. Among others, the aspect of “positive emotion” is the highest, while the aspect of “personal achievement” is the lowest. 2. Difference of family education center volunteers’ “personal background factors” on “attitude toward life” (1) Subjects of different “types of volunteer” show significant difference on “attitude toward life”. (2) Subjects of different “working years as volunteer” show significant difference on “attitude toward life”. (3) Subjects of different “satisfaction with volunteer management system” show significant difference on “attitude toward life”; besides, there is significantly low degree of positive correlation. (4) Subjects of different “satisfaction with volunteer welfare system” show significant difference on “attitude toward life”. Besides, there is significantly low degree of positive correlation. (5) Subjects of different “satisfaction with volunteer’s on-the-job training” show significant difference on “attitude toward life”. Besides, there is significantly low degree of positive correlation. 3. Difference of family education center volunteers’ “personal background factors” on “well-being” (1) Subjects with different “satisfaction with volunteer management system” show significant difference on “well-being”. Besides, there is significantly low degree of positive correlation. (2) Subjects with different “satisfaction with volunteer welfare system” show significant difference on “well-being”. Besides, there is significantly low degree of positive correlation. (3) Subjects of different “satisfaction with volunteer’s on-the-job training” show significant difference on “well-being”. Besides, there is significantly low degree of positive correlation. It reveals significantly medium degree of positive correlation with “life satisfaction”.   4. Correlation between family education center volunteers’ “attitude toward life” and “well-being” Subjects’ “attitude toward life” and “well-being” reveal significant and extremely powerful positive correlation. In other words, when subjects’ “attitude toward life” is more positive, their “well-being” will be more significant. 5. Explanatory power of family education center volunteers’ “personal background factors” and “attitude toward life” on “well-being” Subjects’ “significant life experience”, “posts”, “satisfaction with volunteer’s on-the-job training” and overall “attitude toward life” are significant on “well-being”. It can explain the subjects’ 63% variance of total “well-being”. In other words, when family education center volunteers are those “without experience of serious illness”, “with post as volunteer of counseling and cadre member or as volunteer of counseling and volunteer supervisor” and “with more positive overall attitude toward life”, their overall “well-being” will be higher. Based on main findings and conclusion of this study, this study proposes the suggestions for family education center volunteers, family education centers, governmental sectors and the public as follows: 1. They should continuously maintain positive and active attitude toward life as well as healthy mental and physical state to reinforce well-being; in addition, they should treat all experiences in life by positive attitude and recognize the positive meaning of “death” for life; in addition, they should cautiously evaluate personal situation. In the condition of individual load, they increase weekly hours of service or undertake the post of both volunteer of counseling and cadre member (or volunteer supervisor) and continuously participate in volunteer service, actively join in cross-field service and accumulate experience and working year of volunteer service in order to construct individuals’ positive life attitude.   2. It should examine if current volunteer management system matches current situation in order to increase family education center volunteers’ satisfaction with management system to lead to their more positive attitude toward life and more significant well-being; in addition, it should construct welfare system matching volunteers’ needs in order to reinforce family education center volunteers’ “satisfaction with volunteer welfare system” and result in more positive “attitude toward life” and more significant “well-being”; in addition, it should provide on-the-job training matching volunteers’ needs in order to increase family education center volunteers’ “satisfaction with volunteer’s on-the-job training” and lead to more positive “attitude toward life” and more significant “well-being”; family education centers of the counties and cities should simultaneously practice “new regulation that volunteers’ annual service hours should be at least 150 hours”. 3. This study suggests that governmental sectors should provide sufficient funds and resources for family education centers and assist them to establish “volunteer management system”, “volunteer welfare system” and “volunteer on-the-job training” matching the needs in order to increase volunteer’s satisfaction and result in more positive “attitude toward life” and more significant “well-being”. 4. This study suggests the public to participate in family education center volunteers. It not only enhances stability of family and society, but also strengthens personal “attitude toward life” and “well-being”. Keywords: Family education center volunteers, attitude toward life, well-being