Influence of sociodemographics and environmental attitudes on general responsible environmental behavior among recreational boaters

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 347-375

  Cottrrel, Stuart P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental behavior; Mediation; Path diagram; Predictors; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BOATING; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038743055     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916503035003003     Document Type: Article

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