Applying Western models of volunteering in Hong Kong: The role of empathy, prosocial motivation and motive-experience fit for volunteering

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 112-123

  Aydinli Karakulak, Arzu ^a   Bender, Michael ^b   Chong, Alice Ming Lin ^c   Yue, Xiaodong ^c  

^a BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Culture; Empathy; Hong Kong; Prosocial motivation; Satisfaction; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

CHINESE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MOTIVATION; PROCESS MODEL; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 84961211198     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12125     Document Type: Article

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