Why do People Help Each Other? Motivations of Volunteers Who Assisted Persons with Disabilities During World Youth Day

A growing number of researchers attempt to identify the reasons why some people become volunteers. An analysis of the motives of people who helped persons with disabilities for free during World Youth Day, a renowned religious event, may contribute to this discussion. The aim of this article is to p...

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VerfasserInnen: Janus, Edyta (VerfasserIn) ; Misiorek, Anna (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2019]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2019, Band: 58, Heft: 3, Seiten: 1003-1010
weitere Schlagwörter:B Volunteerism
B Motivation
B Helping others
B World Youth Day
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Zusammenfassung:A growing number of researchers attempt to identify the reasons why some people become volunteers. An analysis of the motives of people who helped persons with disabilities for free during World Youth Day, a renowned religious event, may contribute to this discussion. The aim of this article is to present the results of a survey encompassing 51 volunteers who assisted persons with disabilities during the 31st World Youth Day, which was held in Poland in 2016.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-018-0625-z