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The influence of personal beliefs, friends, and family in building climate change concern among adolescents

Kathryn T. StevensonFisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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M. Nils PetersonFisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Howard D. BondellDepartment of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Pages 832-845 | Received 20 Oct 2015, Accepted 09 Apr 2016, Published online: 29 Apr 2016

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