Using the theory of planned behavior to identify key beliefs underlying pro-environmental behavior in high-school students: Implications for educational interventions

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 128-138

  de Leeuw, Astrid ^a   Valois, Pierre ^b   Ajzen, Icek ^c   Schmidt, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Empathic concern; Environmental behavior; High school students; Sustainability; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961290075     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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