Giving to others during national tragedy: The effects of altruistic and egoistic motivations on long-term giving

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 171-184

  Piferi, Rachel L ^a,c   Jobe, Rebecca L ^b   Jones, Warren H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; egoism; Giving behavior; September 11; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646673074     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407506060185     Document Type: Review

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