Drivkrafter bakom studentengagemang: En undersökning om ideellt arbete i nationslivet
(2026) PSYK12 20252Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Voluntary engagement is a central aspect of Swedish student life, where many students invest significant time and energy in unpaid work alongside their studies. Despite the absence of financial compensation, such engagement remains both extensive and long-lasting. We aim to answer questions such as, what motivates students to participate and what factors contribute to sustaining their involvement over time. This study examines voluntary student engagement within student nation activities, focusing on motivational and psychological factors. Using a quantitative survey design based on responses from 76 participants this study explores how experiences of meaning, personal development, and other key motivational drivers relate different levels... (More)
- Voluntary engagement is a central aspect of Swedish student life, where many students invest significant time and energy in unpaid work alongside their studies. Despite the absence of financial compensation, such engagement remains both extensive and long-lasting. We aim to answer questions such as, what motivates students to participate and what factors contribute to sustaining their involvement over time. This study examines voluntary student engagement within student nation activities, focusing on motivational and psychological factors. Using a quantitative survey design based on responses from 76 participants this study explores how experiences of meaning, personal development, and other key motivational drivers relate different levels of engagement. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlation analyses to examine the relationships between engagement and various motivational and resource-related factors. The results indicate that student engagement is most strongly associated with experiences of meaningfulness and personal development, while autonomy appears to play a more limited role in this context. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of voluntary engagement in a student-driven and socially oriented context, an area that has received limited attention in previous research. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Ideellt engagemang utgör en central del av det svenska förenings- och studentlivet, där många studenter lägger betydande tid och energi på oavlönat arbete vid sidan av sina studier. Trots avsaknaden av ekonomisk ersättning fortsätter detta engagemang att vara både omfattande och långvarigt, vilket väcker frågor om vilka faktorer som driver studenter att engagera sig och vad som gör att engagemanget upprätthålls över tid. Denna studie undersöker ideellt studentengagemang inom nationsverksamhet med fokus på motivationsrelaterade och psykologiska faktorer. Genom en kvantitativ enkätstudie baserad på 76 deltagare analyseras hur upplevelser av meningsfullhet, personlig utveckling och andra centrala motivationsdrivkrafter relaterar till... (More)
- Ideellt engagemang utgör en central del av det svenska förenings- och studentlivet, där många studenter lägger betydande tid och energi på oavlönat arbete vid sidan av sina studier. Trots avsaknaden av ekonomisk ersättning fortsätter detta engagemang att vara både omfattande och långvarigt, vilket väcker frågor om vilka faktorer som driver studenter att engagera sig och vad som gör att engagemanget upprätthålls över tid. Denna studie undersöker ideellt studentengagemang inom nationsverksamhet med fokus på motivationsrelaterade och psykologiska faktorer. Genom en kvantitativ enkätstudie baserad på 76 deltagare analyseras hur upplevelser av meningsfullhet, personlig utveckling och andra centrala motivationsdrivkrafter relaterar till studenters upplevda engagemangsnivå. Datamaterialet analyserades med hjälp av deskriptiv statistik och korrelationsanalyser i syfte att undersöka samband mellan engagemang och olika motivations- samt resursrelaterade faktorer. Resultaten indikerar att engagemang i högst grad är förknippat med upplevelser av meningsfullhet och personlig utveckling, medan autonomi uppvisar ett svagare samband i denna kontext. Studien bidrar därmed till en fördjupad förståelse av ideellt engagemang i en studentdriven och socialt orienterad miljö, ett forskningsområde som hittills erhållit begränsad empirisk uppmärksamhet. (Less)
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- author
- Bonnevie, Oriane LU and Pihl, Wilma LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- PSYK12 20252
- year
- 2026
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- studentengagemang, studentnationer, ideellt arbete, motivation, psykologiska processer, Student engagement, student nations, volunteering, psychological processes
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9224839
- date added to LUP
- 2026-04-29 14:23:39
- date last changed
- 2026-04-29 14:23:39
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abstract = {{Voluntary engagement is a central aspect of Swedish student life, where many students invest significant time and energy in unpaid work alongside their studies. Despite the absence of financial compensation, such engagement remains both extensive and long-lasting. We aim to answer questions such as, what motivates students to participate and what factors contribute to sustaining their involvement over time. This study examines voluntary student engagement within student nation activities, focusing on motivational and psychological factors. Using a quantitative survey design based on responses from 76 participants this study explores how experiences of meaning, personal development, and other key motivational drivers relate different levels of engagement. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlation analyses to examine the relationships between engagement and various motivational and resource-related factors. The results indicate that student engagement is most strongly associated with experiences of meaningfulness and personal development, while autonomy appears to play a more limited role in this context. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of voluntary engagement in a student-driven and socially oriented context, an area that has received limited attention in previous research.}},
author = {{Bonnevie, Oriane and Pihl, Wilma}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Drivkrafter bakom studentengagemang: En undersökning om ideellt arbete i nationslivet}},
year = {{2026}},
}