Exploring Motivations and Social Factors Inuencing Disaster Relief Engagement: The rst cross-sectional study in Syria.

The current study explored and revealed in depth the motivations and social factors that drive engagementin disaster relief efforts. with 670 Participants, (Mean ± SD = 34.9 ± 13 years), mostly women (58.2%),(62.7%) have witnessed earthquake disaster in Syria, (73.1%) living in Damascus, (71.6%) with a universitydegree, (40.3%) is considered middle-classed. This research uncovers valuable insights into therelationships between demographics, disaster experiences, motivations, and engagement in disaster reliefactivities. The fndings offer crucial perspectives on how individuals are inuflenced to contribute theirefforts during times of crisis.The Syrian society is found to be truly humane. Additionally, one of the most important findings was thatthere were signifcant relationships between some variables, such as gender and the motive of theenvironment in which the person grew up. Therefore, this study is considered to be the first cross-sectionalresearch conducted in Syria and the largest one that sheds light on this phenomenon strongly with relevantevidence. This work was conducted at Arab International University (AIU).Syria The offical website of the university is: https://www.aiu.edu.sy