Unpacking the relation between extraversion and volunteering in later life: The role of social capital

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1467-1477

  Okun, Morris A ^a   Pugliese, John ^a   Rook, Karen S ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Church attendance; Extraversion; Friends; Older adults; Organizational ties; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947306286     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.020     Document Type: Article

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