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A Look at Public Service Motivation Using NLSY97 Data: Examining Prosocial Attitudes and Altruistic Behavior in Young Adults with Professional Public Service Experience Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, 2016. Also: https://etd.auburn.edu/handle/10415/5407 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Auburn University Keyword(s): Attitudes; Civic Engagement; Military Service; Motivation; Occupational Choice; Public Sector Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study examines whether young adults with work experience in public service organizations--defined as organizations within sectors which have an other-centeredness orientation, such as public, nonprofit, or military organizations--express higher levels of PSM than their peers who have held experience solely in the private, for-profit sector. This study moves a step beyond the popular public-private distinction by considering differences along a broader spectrum of public service professionals--namely individuals with nonprofit and military experience. Using data from a subgroup (n=1,848) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97), five models of PSM--a composite score, and four dimensions: (1) attraction to policy making (APM), (2) commitment to the public interest and civic duty (CPI), (3) compassion (COM), and (4) self-sacrifice (SS)--are analyzed along with individuals' public service experience and other covariates. Findings show that PSM is positively associated with public service experience, religiosity, and education in all five models. |
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Dias, Ashley. A Look at Public Service Motivation Using NLSY97 Data: Examining Prosocial Attitudes and Altruistic Behavior in Young Adults with Professional Public Service Experience. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, 2016.. |