"Proximising" climate change reconsidered: A construal level theory perspective

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"Proximising" climate change reconsidered : A construal level theory perspective. / Brügger, Adrian; Morton, Thomas A.; Dessai, Suraje.

I: Journal of Environmental Psychology, Bind 46, 01.06.2016, s. 125-142.

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Brügger, A, Morton, TA & Dessai, S 2016, '"Proximising" climate change reconsidered: A construal level theory perspective', Journal of Environmental Psychology, bind 46, s. 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.04.004

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Brügger, A., Morton, T. A., & Dessai, S. (2016). "Proximising" climate change reconsidered: A construal level theory perspective. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 46, 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.04.004

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Brügger A, Morton TA, Dessai S. "Proximising" climate change reconsidered: A construal level theory perspective. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2016 jun. 1;46:125-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.04.004

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Brügger, Adrian ; Morton, Thomas A. ; Dessai, Suraje. / "Proximising" climate change reconsidered : A construal level theory perspective. I: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2016 ; Bind 46. s. 125-142.

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