Author : Pablico, Sosimo Ma.

Summary : The study explored some of the factors influencing the affective and behavioral involvement of farmers' organization members. It also attempted to assess some of the factors which explain the variability of affective and behavioral involvement in farmers' organizations. A total of 193 members of two farmers'organizations in Camarines Sur, Philippines were interviewed. A semi-structured interview schedule was used for data gathering. The farmers' social background characteristics, beliefs about collective action, their perception on the factors emanating from within the organization, and their effective and behavioral involvement in the organization were described. The relationship of the independent variables with affective and behavioral involvement was analyzed. Twelve of the 22 independent variables significantly influenced affective involvement, as follows: expected income benefits, personal influence, subordination in manifesting compliance, distributive justice, subordination in expressing respect, personal importance, prestige, number of non-income benefits, member of importance, understanding about the organization, and acceptance of the organizational goals and belief on the necessity of system change. On the other hand, nine variables significantly influenced behavioral involvement, as follows: prestige, personal influence, subordination in manifesting compliance, personal importance, number of non-income benefits, role of expectations, education, and gross farm income.