The role of perceived government style in the facilitation of self-determined and non self-determined motivation for pro-environmental behavior

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-177

  Lavergne, Karine J ^a   Sharp, Elizabeth C ^a   Pelletier, Luc G ^a   Holtby, Alixandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Government environmental policy; Motivation; Pro environmental behavior; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952885555     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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