A Social Identity Model of Pro-Environmental Action (SIMPEA)

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Psychology Review

• Publication date

  2017-12-21

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Environmental Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/rev0000090PMID 29265852
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