Overcoming the Distance: Perspective Taking With Future Humans Improves Environmental Engagement

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-169

  Pahl, Sabine ^a   Bauer, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

perspective taking; proenvironmental behavior; psychological distance; scenarios; unobtrusive behavior measures

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 84872712738     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916511417618     Document Type: Article

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