Sustainable consumer behavior: A multilevel perspective

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2016, Pages 112-117

  Milfont, Taciano L ^a   Markowitz, Ezra ^b  

^a Centre for Applied Cross Cultural Research   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84955511846     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.12.016     Document Type: Review

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