Social-cognitive factors of donating money to charity, with special attention to an international relief organization

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-253

  Cheung, C K ^a   Chan, C M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Donation; International relief organization; Moral obligation; Prosocial behavior; Self efficacy; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039770553     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(00)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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