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Collective efficacy and natural hazards: differing roles of social cohesion and task-specific efficacy in shaping risk and coping beliefs

Philipp BabcickyWegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sebastian SeebauerLIFE – Centre for Climate, Energy and Society, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbh, Graz, AustriaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4592-9529
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Pages 695-712 | Received 21 Dec 2018, Accepted 04 Apr 2019, Published online: 19 Jun 2019

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