Volunteer decision making by older people: A test of a revised theory of planned behavior

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 245-257

  Warburton, Jeni ^a   Terry, Deborah J ^a  

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EID: 0034258641     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2203_11     Document Type: Article

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