The Role of Affect in Public Support and Opposition to Wolf Management

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-57

  Slagle, Kristina M ^a   Bruskotter, Jeremy T ^a   Wilson, Robyn S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

affect; attitudes; behavioral intentions; beliefs; decision making; information processing; wolves

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE;

EID: 84863393291     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2012.633237     Document Type: Article

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