Information Seeking About Global Climate Change Among Adolescents: The Role of Risk Perceptions, Efficacy Beliefs, and Parental Influences

Atlantic Journal of Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-52

  Mead, Erin ^a   Roser Renouf, Connie ^b   Rimal, Rajiv N ^a   Flora, June A ^c   Maibach, Edward W ^b   Leiserowitz, Anthony ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

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EID: 84857198920     PISSN: 15456870     EISSN: 15456889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15456870.2012.637027     Document Type: Article

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