Personal normative beliefs, antisocial behavior, and residential water conservation

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 406-421

  Corral Verdugo, Víctor ^a,b   Frías Armenta, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b Law School of the University of Sonora ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Environmental laws; Normative beliefs; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; LEGISLATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645548368     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916505282272     Document Type: Article

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