Development of the PRCQ: A measure of perceived restorative characteristics of zoo attractions

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-449

  Pals, R ^a   Steg, L ^a   Siero, F W ^a   van der Zee, K I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Perceived restorativeness; Pleasure; Preference; Restorative environments; Visitor experience; Zoo attractions

Indexed keywords

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EID: 70549097130     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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