Increasing energy- and greenhouse gas-saving behaviors among adolescents: A school-based cluster-randomized controlled trial

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 217-242

  Cornelius, Marilyn ^a   Armel, K Carrie ^a   Hoffman, Kathryn ^a   Allen, Lindsay ^a   Bryson, Susan W ^b   Desai, Manisha ^b   Robinson, Thomas N ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Behavior change; Climate change; Cluster randomized controlled trial; Energy; Greenhouse gas; Intervention; Residential; School; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CURRICULA; ENERGY UTILIZATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

BARRIERS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED TRIAL; ENERGY; INTERVENTION; RESIDENTIAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CURRICULUM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; SAVINGS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL THEORY; STUDENT;

EID: 84895875256     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-013-9219-5     Document Type: Article

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