The mediation effect of outdoor recreation participation on environmental attitude-behavior correspondence

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 133-150

  Thapa, Brijesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental attitude behavior correspondence; Mediation analysis; Outdoor recreation participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950323683     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958960903439989     Document Type: Article

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