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Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüee de Psicología Ambiental
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Psychometric properties of the Portuguese Environmental Attitudes Inventory / Propiedades psicométricas del Inventario Portugués de Actitudes Ambientales

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Pages 153-183 | Received 02 Aug 2017, Accepted 27 Nov 2018, Published online: 29 Jan 2019

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