Environmental attitudes, knowledge, intentions and behaviors among college students

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 308-326

  Levine, Debra Siegel ^a   Strube, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Environment; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858017074     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2011.604363     Document Type: Article

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