Changing simple energy-related consumer behaviors: How the enactment of intentions is thwarted by acting and non-acting habits

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 612-633

  de Vries, Peter ^a   Aarts, Henk ^b   Midden, Cees J H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

acting habits; energy conservation; habits; intentions; non acting habits

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY RESOURCE;

EID: 80052689994     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916510369630     Document Type: Article

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