On the relationship between personal experience, affect and risk perception: The case of climate change

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 430-440

  Van Der Linden, S ^a,b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905560509     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2008     Document Type: Article

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