Basic Psychological Needs and Beneficence in the Volunteer Experience: Exploring Satisfaction, Frustration, and Their Links to Well-Being and Ill-Being
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Published online on June 24, 2026
Abstract
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
This study examined how the satisfaction and frustration of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and beneficence (the sense of prosocial impact) relate to volunteer well-being (meaningfulness of volunteer work, volunteer satisfaction, and general well-being)...
This study examined how the satisfaction and frustration of autonomy, competence, relatedness, and beneficence (the sense of prosocial impact) relate to volunteer well-being (meaningfulness of volunteer work, volunteer satisfaction, and general well-being)...