Purpose: In measuring social health at the micro level, more
attention is paid to how a person communicates in the social
relations network. According to experts such as Keyes, there
is a positive and close relationship between social health and
pro-social behaviors and responsibility in society.
Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to analyze voluntary
behaviors in Iran as a manifestation of social health and wellbeing of citizens and to explain the motivational structure
underlying these behaviors. For this purpose, two types of
activities involved “pro-social” and "community
involvement" are analyzed and the effect of religiosity and
values such as “Self-enhancement ", "self- transcendence",
“openness to change" and "generalized social trust" on these
behaviors are tested.
Materials and Methods: The research method is the
secondary analysis of data from the fifth wave of Global
Values Survey with a sample size of 2667 people.
Findings: Findings show that in Iran, membership in prosocial altruistic activities is more than community
involvement activities. Religiosity has a significant effect on
community involvement activities, and by eliminating this
variable, the values of "self- transcendence" explain a small
percentage of membership in this group of activities. But the
value type of "openness to change" has the greatest impact on
both types of activities, especially community involvement
activities.
Conclusion: Although the rate of membership in volunteer
activities is low in Iran, but these few volunteers consciously
turn to these activities with the aim of creating a positive
change in society, which is an important step in improving the
social health of citizens