Predicting responses to volunteering among adolescents in Israel: The contribution of personal and situational variables

Voluntas

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-54

  Kulik, Liat ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aolescents; Burnout in volunteering; Empowerment; Family support; Israel

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPOWERMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; YOUNG POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34250208029     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-007-9028-6     Document Type: Article

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