Adult 4-H volunteer empowerment in 4-H youth development settings

The primary purpose of this study was to determine which factors related to adult 4-H volunteer empowerment in 4-H youth development settings. This study examined the relationship of adult 4-H volunteers' perceived leadership styles of Oregon 4-H youth development educators (YDE) to the adult 4-H volunteer sense of empowerment. The study found a significant negative correlation when comparing transformational leadership style to transactional leadership styles, meaning that 4-H YDE who are rated as using transformational leadership are very likely NOT to use transactional leadership. A significant positive relationship was found when the 4-H YDE was using transformational leadership. They are very likely to be empowering adult 4-H volunteers.