Effect of frequency and mode of contact with nature on children's self-reported ecological behaviors

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-73

  Collado, Silvia ^a   Corraliza, José A ^b   Staats, Henk ^c   Ruíz, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Contact with nature; Ecological behaviors; Environmental attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912050950     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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