Ambivalence and conservation behaviour: An exploratory study on the recycling of metal cans

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-33

  Castro, Paula ^a   Garrido, Margarida ^a   Reis, Elizabeth ^a   Menezes, João ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Conservation behaviours; Contradiction; Environmental attitudes; Social representations

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849087383     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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