The effect of empathy in proenvironmental attitudes and behaviors

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-283

  Berenguer, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Empathy; Environmental attitudes; Environmental behavior; Environmental concern; Perspective taking

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AVES;

EID: 33847055125     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916506292937     Document Type: Article

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