Civil courage: Implicit theories, related concepts, and measurement

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-119

  Greitemeyer, Tobias ^a   Osswald, Silvia ^a   Fischer, Peter ^a   Frey, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Civil courage; Helping behavior; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248562407     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760701228789     Document Type: Review

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