Moderator and mediator effects of scuba diving specialization on marine-based environmental knowledge-behavior contingency

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-67

  Thapa, Brijesh ^a   Graefe, Alan R ^b   Meyer, Louisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental behavior; Environmental knowledge; Mediator; Moderator; Scuba divers; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 31144476285     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.37.1.53-68     Document Type: Article

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