Gender differences, theory of planned behavior and willingness to pay

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 165-175

  López Mosquera, Natalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender; Moral norms; National park; Policymakers; Theory of planed behavior; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954560026     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.01.006     Document Type: Article

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