The moral circle as a common motivational cause of cross-situational pro-environmentalism

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 539-545

  Bratanova, Boyka ^a   Loughnan, Steve ^b   Gatersleben, Birgitta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863781786     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1871     Document Type: Article

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