He Xiaoling, Zhang Honglin, Hu Zhizhong, Han Yingchun
School of Public Policy and Management, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, Jiangxi Province, China.
School of Marxism, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan Province, China.
Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 28;15(1):10676. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-95266-6.
This study aims to explore the relationship between college students' volunteer service experience, self-efficacy and moral identity and college students' Public Service Motivation(PSM). It provides empirical insights for improving PSM among college students and informs educational programs and policies that can promote a more active and service-oriented youth population. A questionnaire-based study was conducted among college students in Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, using the Volunteer Service Experience Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale, Moral Identity Scale, and Public Service Motivation Scale. Data were collected from March to May 2023, with participants selected through stratified random sampling to ensure diverse representation from various universities and academic disciplines. A total of 1,400 students participated, with 1,344 valid responses. (1) Volunteer service experience positively influences college students' Public Service Motivation. (2) Self-efficacy partially mediates the relationship between volunteer service experience and PSM. (3) Moral identity also partially mediates the relationship between volunteer service experience and PSM. (4) Both self-efficacy and moral identity function as chain mediators in the pathway from volunteer service experience to PSM. Self-efficacy and moral identity serve as chain mediators between college students' volunteer service experience and their Public Service Motivation (PSM). Volunteer service experience positively impacts PSM, with self-efficacy and moral identity facilitating this relationship. Specifically, self-efficacy enhances PSM, while moral identity further strengthens this connection.
本研究旨在探讨大学生志愿服务经历、自我效能感、道德认同与大学生公共服务动机（PSM）之间的关系。它为提高大学生的公共服务动机提供了实证见解，并为能够促进更积极和以服务为导向的青年群体的教育项目和政策提供了参考依据。在江西和湖南的大学生中开展了一项基于问卷调查的研究，使用了志愿服务经历量表、自我效能感量表、道德认同量表和公共服务动机量表。数据收集于2023年3月至5月，通过分层随机抽样选取参与者，以确保来自不同大学和学科的多样化代表性。共有1400名学生参与，获得有效回复1344份。（1）志愿服务经历对大学生的公共服务动机有积极影响。（2）自我效能感在志愿服务经历与公共服务动机的关系中起部分中介作用。（3）道德认同在志愿服务经历与公共服务动机的关系中也起部分中介作用。（4）自我效能感和道德认同在从志愿服务经历到公共服务动机的路径中均起链式中介作用。自我效能感和道德认同在大学生志愿服务经历与其公共服务动机（PSM）之间起链式中介作用。志愿服务经历对公共服务动机有积极影响，自我效能感和道德认同促进了这种关系。具体而言,自我效能感增强了公共服务动机，而道德认同进一步强化了这种联系。
