Fear of climate change consequences and predictors of intentions to alter meat consumption

Food Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 151-160

  Hunter, Erik ^a   Röös, Elin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate mitigation behavior; Fear appeals; Food consumption behavior; Protection motivation theory; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; MEAT; SUSTAINABILITY;

SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84975801361     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.06.004     Document Type: Article

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