Perception of enhancing self-worth through service: The development of a service ethic scale

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 734-743

  Tang, Thomas Li Ping ^a   Weatherford, Emily James ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT;

ETHICS; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0032240178     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549809603258     Document Type: Article

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