Guided group discussion and attitude change: The roles of normative and informational influence

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-41

  Werner, Carol M ^a   Sansone, Carol ^a   Brown, Barbara B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elaboration likelihood model (ELM); Household hazardous waste (HHW); Lewin; Nontoxic alternatives; Sustainability; Toxic waste; Waste reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149089649     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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