Elevation predicts domain-specific volunteerism 3 months later

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 333-341

  Cox, Keith S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevation; Moral emotions; Prosocial behavior; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958527520     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2010.507468     Document Type: Article

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