Of blood and death: A test of dual-existential systems in the context of prosocial intentions

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 998-1000

  Blackie, Laura E R ^a   Cozzolino, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD DONOR; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BLOOD DONORS; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051626019     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611415542     Document Type: Article

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