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Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüee de Psicología Ambiental
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Scale to measure motives for car use and personal norms for reducing car use in the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico (Escalas de motivos para uso del auto y de norma personal de reducción del uso de auto en la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México)

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Pages 159-182 | Received 03 Dec 2021, Accepted 07 Nov 2022, Published online: 26 Apr 2023

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