Research on the Impact of Volunteering on Job Searching Behaviors

This article consists of four studies. Study 1 collected data through a questionnaire survey to examine the mediating effects of gratitude and perceived employability on the relationship between voluntary service and job-seeking behaviors, as well as the chain mediation effects. In Study 2 and Study 3, gratitude and perceived employability were manipulated using laboratory experiments to further confirm their mediating effects. In Study 4, individual belief in a just world was manipulated through a laboratory experiment to test for moderating effects.