“Green Altruism”: Short Immersion in Natural Green Environments and Helping Behavior

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 324-342

  Guéguen, Nicolas ^a   Stefan, Jordy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

helping behavior; mood; natural environment; social relationships

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; EXPERIMENT; GREENSPACE; HELPING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84953791522     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916514536576     Document Type: Article

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