Narcissism and the Motivation to Engage in Volunteerism

Current Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-376

  Brunell, Amy B ^a   Tumblin, Laraine ^b   Buelow, Melissa T ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entitlement; Motivation; Narcissism; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957434844     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-014-9216-7     Document Type: Article

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