Age-Related differences in altruism across adulthood: Making personal financial gain versus contributing to the public good

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1125-1136

  Freund, Alexandra M ^a   Blanchard Fields, Fredda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development; Altruism; Ecology; Materialism; Values

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ALTRUISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WELFARE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALTRUISM; CHARITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL WELFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897933726     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034491     Document Type: Article

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