Collective efficacy increases pro-environmental intentions through increasing self-efficacy

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2016, Pages 12-23

  Jugert, Philipp ^a   Greenaway, Katharine H ^b   Barth, Markus ^a   Büchner, Ronja ^a,b   Eisentraut, Sarah ^a   Fritsche, Immo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Collective efficacy; Pro environmental behavior; Self efficacy; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983740475     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.08.003     Document Type: Article

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