Pro-environmental attitudes and behavior: Revealing perceived social desirability

Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 25-53

  Félonneau, Marie Line ^a   Becker, Maja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pro ecological norm; Proenvironmental attitudes; Proenvironmental behavior; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849113776     PISSN: 0992986X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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