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
Abstract
The paper reviews contemporary Western research in psychology of volunteering. Special attention is paid to the issues related to the egoistic and altruistic motivations of volunteering, as well as to the factors affecting the intensity of volunteer activities. The paper also describes the restrictions of the reviewed studies.
General Information
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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