Social Psychology and Society
2013. Vol. 4, no. 2, 5–20
ISSN: 2221-1527 / 2311-7052 (online)
Helping as a Lifestyle: Psychological Aspects of Volunteering
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Keywords: volunteers, empathy, stress, 'the big five', social norms, sympathy, devotion to organization, attachment style.
Journal rubric: Theoretical Research
Article type: scientific article
For citation: Gulevich O.A., Sheveleva I.A., Fomichev A.A. Helping as a Lifestyle: Psychological Aspects of Volunteering. Sotsial'naya psikhologiya i obshchestvo = Social Psychology and Society, 2013. Vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 5–20. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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