Altruism born of suffering: How Colombian human rights activists transform pain into prosocial action

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-249

  Hernández Wolfe, Pilar ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

altruism born of suffering; Colombia; human rights; resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952307869     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: 1552650X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167810379960     Document Type: Article

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