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Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüe de Psicología Ambiental
Volume 7, 2016 - Issue 2
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Positive (gratitude, eudaimonia) and negative (scarcity, costs) determinants of water conservation behaviour / Determinantes positivos (gratitud, eudaimonia) y negativos (escasez, costos) del ahorro de agua

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Pages 178-200 | Received 03 Jun 2015, Accepted 12 Jan 2016, Published online: 30 Mar 2016

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