Saving water to save the environment: contrasting the effectiveness of environmental and monetary appeals in a residential water saving intervention

To convince people to reduce their energy consumption, two types of persuasive appeals often are used by environmental organizations: Monetary appeals (i.e., ‘conserving energy will save you money’) and environmental appeals (i.e., ‘conserving energy will protect the environment’). In this field stu...

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Main Authors: Margot S. Tijs, Johan C. Karremans, Harm Veling, Martijn A. de Lange, Puk van Meegeren, René Lion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Social Influence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2017.1333967