Compassion for climate change victims and support for mitigation policy

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 192-200

  Lu, Hang ^a   Schuldt, Jonathon P ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Communication; Compassion; Emotional appeals; Policy support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955257065     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.01.007     Document Type: Article

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