Moderator effects of attitudinal ambivalence on attitude-behaviour relationships

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 705-718

  Conner, Mark ^a   Sparks, Paul ^b   Povey, Rachel ^c   James, Rhiannon ^d   Shepherd, Richard ^e   Armitage, Christopher J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036040907     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.117     Document Type: Article

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