Ecological footprint feedback: Motivating or discouraging?

Social Influence

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-128

  Brook, Amara ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Contingent self worth; Environmental; Feedback; Footprint

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953689905     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2011.566801     Document Type: Article

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