Identity structure, narrative accounts, and commitment to a volunteer role

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 422-434

  Reich, Warren A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW JERSEY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0034220001     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980009598226     Document Type: Article

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