Positive emotional expectations predict volunteer outcomes for new volunteers

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-219

  Barraza, Jorge A ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Empathy; Expectations; Positive emotion; Satisfaction; Sympathy; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955906145     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9210-4     Document Type: Article

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