The relationship between materialistic values and environmental attitudes and behaviors: A meta-analysis

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 257-269

  Hurst, Megan ^a   Dittmar, Helga ^a   Bond, Rod ^a   Kasser, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental attitudes; Environmental behaviors; Materialistic values; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886002258     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.09.003     Document Type: Review

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