The impact of public feedback on three recycling-related behaviors in South Korea

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 258-274

  Kim, Sungbum ^a   Oah, Shezeen ^b   Dickinson, Alyce M ^c,d  

^a CIGNA International   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphic feedback; Public feedback; Recycling; Written feedback

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 14644413480     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916504267639     Document Type: Article

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