Developing a social psychology of climate change

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 413-420

  Fielding, Kelly S ^a   Hornsey, Matthew J ^a   Swim, Janet K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84904889418     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2058     Document Type: Editorial

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