Evidence that implementation intentions reduce single-occupancy car use in a rural population: Moderating effects of compliance with instructions

Transportmetrica

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 455-466

  Armitage, Christopher J ^a   Reid, John C ^a   Spencer, Christopher P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car use; Environment; Implementation internations; Transport

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; ENVIRONMENT; IMPLEMENTATION INTERNATIONS; MODERATING EFFECT; NON-COMPLIANCE; RURAL POPULATION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR; TRANSPORT;

AUTOMOBILES; SURVEYS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 80052838186     PISSN: 18128602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18128602.2010.505591     Document Type: Article

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