The effect of tailored information, goal setting, and tailored feedback on household energy use, energy-related behaviors, and behavioral antecedents

Journal of Environmental Psychology - Tập 27 - Trang 265-276 - 2007
Wokje Abrahamse1, Linda Steg1, Charles Vlek1, Talib Rothengatter1
1Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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