Serving in college, flourishing in adulthood: Does community engagement during the college years predict adult well-being?

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-34

  Bowman, Nicholas ^a   Brandenberger, Jay ^a   Lapsley, Daniel ^a   Hill, Patrick ^a   Quaranto, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Community engagement; Service learning; Volunteering; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255183742     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2009.01020.x     Document Type: Article

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