Effects on volunteering of the September 11, 2001, attacks: An archival analysis

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1333-1360

  Penner, Louis ^a,c   Brannick, Michael T ^b   Webb, Shannon ^b   Connell, Patrick ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 29144466519     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02173.x     Document Type: Review

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