Volunteerism during young adulthood: An Italian investigation into motivational patterns

Voluntas

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-232

  Marta, Elena ^a   Guglielmetti, Chiara ^b   Pozzi, Maura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Motivations; Volunteerism; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751081037     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-006-9015-3     Document Type: Article

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