Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
2015. Vol. 23, no. 5, 257–289
doi:10.17759/cpp.2015230512
ISSN: 2075-3470 / 2311-9446 (online)
The Helping Behavior Motivation in the Context of Everyday and Professional Help
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Keywords: motivation, helping behavior, prosocial behavior, helping motivation, helping profession, professional motivation, professional development, empathy, emotional burnout
Journal rubric: Theory and Methodology
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2015230512
For citation: Shermazanyan L.G. The Helping Behavior Motivation in the Context of Everyday and Professional Help. Konsul'tativnaya psikhologiya i psikhoterapiya = Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2015. Vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 257–289. DOI: 10.17759/cpp.2015230512. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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