RT Article T1 Why do People Help Each Other? Motivations of Volunteers Who Assisted Persons with Disabilities During World Youth Day JF Journal of religion and health VO 58 IS 3 SP 1003 OP 1010 A1 Janus, Edyta A1 Misiorek, Anna LA English PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V. YR 2019 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1666395099 AB 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. K1 Helping others K1 Motivation K1 Volunteerism K1 World Youth Day DO 10.1007/s10943-018-0625-z