Volunteering, functional approach, dispositional approach, prosocial personality, altruistic personality, agreeableness, conscientiousness.

The present study represents a short overview of theoretical relationships between selected personality characteristics and aspects of motivation to volunteering activities. Furthermore, it gives a report on some research findings concerning relationships between the dimensions of the five-factor personality model and the basic components of motivation to volunteering in a sample 443 of high school female students. Results obtained by administration of Volunteer Functions inventory (VFI), created by G. Clary, M. Snyder and his colleagues indicate that in terms of intensity the strongest represented motivation is such that focuses on understanding. The motivation conditioned by value is on the second place.

The present study represents a short overview of theoretical relationships between selected personality characteristics and aspects of motivation to volunteering activities. Furthermore, it gives a report on some research findings concerning relationships between the dimensions of the five-factor personality model and the basic components of motivation to volunteering in a sample 443 of high school female students. Results obtained by administration of Volunteer Functions inventory (VFI), created by G. Clary, M. Snyder and his colleagues indicate that in terms of intensity the strongest represented motivation is such that focuses on understanding. The motivation conditioned by value is on the second place.