Zasoby indywidualne wolontariuszy pracujących w klinikach medycznych
Individual resources of volunteers working in medical clinics

Summary/Abstract: This work is a summary of studies that were carried out in a group of volunteers of medical clinics. The aforementioned group appears in a few research works, which may be related to many issues, e.g. temporary, unpaid work related to the volunteer’s interests. The results of the study lead to the conclusion that volunteers are a group with a very high level of stress in the workplace. In addition, they have contact with many stressors, which can adversely affect their multidimensional functioning (family, social, professional aspects). The level of stress that may be felt by people performing a given professional activity may result from self-assessment as well as emotional intelligence. Seniority and motivation to undertake a given activity may be related to professional stress. In the studied group, people who worked as a volunteer for the longest time were characterized by a significantly higher level of stress compared to people with the shortest seniority. The respondents who declared that they would like this job they are doing now to be their target in the future have a higher level of work stress. This situation is different for people who declare that volunteering in psychiatric institutions is associated with curiosity, gaining clinical practice or the possibility of professional development.

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