Relating values and consideration of future and immediate consequences to consumer preference for biofuels: A three-dimensional social dilemma analysis

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-108

  Khachatryan, Hayk ^a   Joireman, Jeff ^b   Casavant, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice of biofuels; Consideration of future and immediate consequences; Discrete choice model; Environmental behavior; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874679192     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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