The value of environmental self-identity: The relationship between biospheric values, environmental self-identity and environmental preferences, intentions and behaviour

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-63

  Van der Werff, Ellen ^a   Steg, Linda ^a   Keizer, Kees ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Biospheric values; Environmental preferences; Environmental self identity; Intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874372706     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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