Dispositional empathy with nature

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-104

  Tam, Kim Pong ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphism; Connection to nature; Conservation behavior; Empathy with nature; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880321921     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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