Understanding Attitudes Towards Genetically Modified Food: The Role of Values and Attitude Strength

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-420

  Honkanen, Pirjo ^a   Verplanken, Bas ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Central Attitude; Economic Policy; Genetically Modify; Independent Predictor; Negative Attitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746357110     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-004-2524-9     Document Type: Article

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