Money matters: Does the symbolic presence of money affect charitable giving and attitudes among adolescents?

Young Consumers

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-336

  Roberts, James A ^a   Roberts, Camille R ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Midway High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Charitable donations; Charitable giving; Children (age groups); Gender; Individual behaviour; Money; Money salience; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993079110     PISSN: 17473616     EISSN: 17587212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17473611211282572     Document Type: Article

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