Time perspective and attitude-behaviour consistency in future-oriented behaviours

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-89

  Rabinovich, Anna ^a   Morton, Thomas ^a   Postmes, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952756380     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466608X401875     Document Type: Article

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