Beware of climate change skeptic films

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-109

  Greitemeyer, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Attitude toward the environment; Climate change; Consideration of future consequences; Media effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880291082     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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