Student participation in volunteer work is positively related to perceived gains in personal development. Students volunteering their service reported more (statistically significant*) gains in the following aspects of personal life than those who don't.

• Acquire new knowledge
• Think analytically and logically
• Make decisions
• Leadership
• Relate to others
• Maintain problem perspectives
• Identify moral or ethical issues
• Understand self
• Gain in-depth knowledge
• Read or speak a foreign language
• Acquire broad knowledge
• Awareness of social problems
• Develop self-esteem
• Conflict resolution
• Understand science
• Evaluate science
• Career preparation
• Adapt to change

Source: 2007 Enrolled Student Survey

* Note: Although ‘statistically significant’ in the analysis is significant at .05, this does not suggest causation between the variables.

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