The Malicious Effects of Existential Threat on Motivation to Protect the Natural Environment and the Role of Environmental Identity as a Moderator

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 570-590

  Fritsche, Immo ^a   Häfner, Katrin ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

environmental identity; proenvironmental attitudes; social motivation; terror management

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TERRORISM;

EID: 84863432733     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916510397759     Document Type: Article

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