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Metadata
- Authors
- Hornsey, M. J., Harris, E. A., Bain, P. G., & Fielding, K. S.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Hornsey, Matthew J.
- Venue
- Nature Climate Change
- Published
- 2016-02-22
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 622-626
- ISSN
- 1758-678X (ISSN-L)
- 1758-6798
- OpenAlex
- W2279692628
- Cited by
- 1,616
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 165 · 2025: 244 · 2024: 216 · 2023: 185 · 2022: 182 · 2021: 187 · 2020: 191 · 2019: 100 · 2018: 69 · 2017: 54 · 2016: 22
- FWCI
- 233.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- eprints.qut.edu.au
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Climate Change (publishedVersion)
- QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Pro-Environmental Behavior and Attitudes
- Keywords
- climate change beliefs, climate change skepticism, political ideology, political orientation, worldview, climate-friendly behavior, climate action intentions, sex differences, cross-national comparison
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