Nudges, Norms, or Just Contagion? A Theory on Influences on the Practice of (Non-)Sustainable Behavior
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
5.1. Nudging and Social Influences
5.2. Mimicking and Behavioral Contagion
6. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Zorell CV. Nudges, Norms, or Just Contagion? A Theory on Influences on the Practice of (Non-)Sustainable Behavior. Sustainability. 2020; 12(24):10418. https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410418
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