Action speaks louder than words: The effect of personal attitudes and family norms on adolescents' pro-environmental behaviour

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 292-302

  Grønhøj, Alice ^a   Thøgersen, John ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Consumer behaviour; Environmentalism; Parenting; Socialisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155186229     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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