Interactions between perceived behavioral control and personal-normative motives: Qualitative and quantitative evidence from a study of commuting-mode choice

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-86

  Wall, Rob ^a   Devine Wright, Patrick ^b   Mill, Greig A ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Moderator; Norm Activation theory; Theoretical sampling; Theory of planned behavior; Travel mode choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449108669     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689807309967     Document Type: Article

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