On the research on the relationship of volunteer transport workers consciousnesses, mental state and social capital

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02187
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 08020:Social welfare-related
• Research Institution: Takasaki City University of Economics
• Principal Investigator: Oguma Hitoshi 高崎経済大学, 地域政策学部, 教授 (00634312)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ボランティア交通 / ソーシャルキャピタル / CVM / 支払い労働意思量 / 支払い意思 / 対数線形ロジットモデル / ワイブル生存分析モデル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study analyzed the relationship between the volunteer participation and social capital (SC) in volunteer transport, on the focus of the extent to which the generating of SC affects the willingness to work it. As a result, it was found that "network" and "reciprocity" have a positive effect on the willingness to work, and "trust" has a significant effect on the existence value of volunteer transport.However, due to the effect of Covid-19, change in the sense of participation of volunteer workers before and after volunteering were unable to verify the as originally planned. These are problem for future research.

Free Research Field

交通政策

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究はボランティアの奉仕意思とSCの関係について定量的な観点からアプローチを試み、どのようなSCの蓄積が奉仕意思に影響を与えるのかについて分析を試行した。また、ボランティア交通の運営動向や買い物困難対策との関連、SCの貨幣評価など幅広い視野からも検証を行った。本研究の結果はボランティア交通の維持に悩むNPO法人や将来の地方交通政策に対し一定の知見や示唆を与えたものと推察される。