Self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation guiding environmental behavior

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 658-675

  Tabernero, Carmen ^a   Hernández, Bernardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

environmentally responsible behaviors; intrinsic motivation; recycling; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; GUIDELINE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RECYCLING; REGULATORY APPROACH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION;

ANDALUCIA; CORDOBA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 80052647794     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916510379759     Document Type: Article

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