Sense of cohesion among community activists engaging in volunteer activity

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 735-746

  Levy, Drorit ^a   Itzhaky, Haya ^a   Zanbar, Lea ^a   Schwartz, Chaya ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84864023785     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.21487     Document Type: Article

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