Confronting macrosocial worries: Worry about environmental problems and proactive coping among a group of young volunteers

Futures

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 729-745

  Ojala, Maria ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 34147179466     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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