Approach to a causal model between attitudes and environmental behaviour. A graduate case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 116-125

  Rodríguez Barreiro, Luis M ^a   Fernández Manzanal, Rosario ^a   Serra, Luis M ^a   Carrasquer, José ^a   Murillo, María B ^a   Morales, María J ^a   Calvo, José M ^a   Del Valle, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental attitudes; Environmental behaviour; Structural equation modelling with AMOS

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION;

ATTITUDINAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; LIKERT SCALE; OUTREACH ACTIVITY; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84879987316     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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