Would you rule out going green? The effect of inclusion versus exclusion mindset on pro-environmental willingness

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 507-513

  Mcdonald, Rachel I ^a,b   Newell, Ben R ^a   Denson, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84904871617     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2040     Document Type: Article

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