Altruistic personality in the context of the empathy-altruism hypothesis

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-365

  Bierhoff, Hans Werner ^a   Rohmann, Elke ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 10244274172     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.523     Document Type: Article

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