scholarly journals Measuring Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-35
Author(s):  
Markus Hadler ◽  
Beate Klösch ◽  
Stephan Schwarzinger ◽  
Markus Schweighart ◽  
Rebecca Wardana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
And Behaviors

AbstractThis chapter provides an overview of the theoretical approaches to environmental attitudes and behaviors. It includes a discussion of different scales and surveys used in other programs with a focus on this topic. Scales measuring general environmental behavior, just like items in surveys, tend to focus on behavioral intentions and are correlated with environmentally friendly attitudes. In contrast, emission-related behavior depends more on context and socio-demographic characteristics and is rarely asked in surveys. Gaps frequently occur between environmental attitudes and general behaviors—the value-action gap—and between environmental behaviors and the actual ecological consequences of actions—the behavior-impact gap. Finally, previous results and problems encountered in the validation of self-reports on environmental behavior are highlighted.

The Negative Associations Between Materialism and Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: Individual and Regional Evidence From China

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 611-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dian Gu ◽  
Shuqing Gao ◽  
Rong Wang ◽  
Jiang Jiang ◽  
Yan Xu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
World Value Survey ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Chinese General Social Survey

Previous studies have shown that materialism is related to environmentalism, but unstable findings still exist. To clarify the relationships between materialism and pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors, the present study addressed some methodological issues and provided both individual- and regional-level evidence from China. Using data from the World Value Survey and the Chinese General Social Survey, we observed that materialism was negatively associated with pro-environmental attitudes (Study 1, n = 2,300; Study 2, n = 3,672) and pro-environmental behaviors (Study 2). Moreover, we found that pro-environmental attitudes partially mediated the association between materialism and pro-environmental behaviors in Study 2. We further searched for additional regional evidence in Study 3, and we found that the more materialistic regions are, the more energy is consumed. Results indicate that materialism is associated with decreases in pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors. We conclude with a discussion of the theoretical and practical implications of the research findings.

scholarly journals Big Five Facets’ Associations with Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Raymond Bryce Soutter ◽  
René Mõttus
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Prediction Analysis ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Detailed Picture

Climate change mandates us to understand why individual’s (do not) act environmentally and personality traits are well suited for this purpose. Research has mostly focused on broad do-main-level associations between personality traits and pro-environmental behaviors and attitudes. In two datasets (N = 501 and 287), we examined whether facets provided a more detailed picture of these association. Some facets were found to be the main drivers of the do-main-level associations. Out-sample prediction analysis showed that facets collectively predicted pro-environmental attitudes (r = .50 to .52) and behaviors (r = .29 to .42), but domains matched them. Therefore, facets provided a greater understanding of traits’ association with pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors than domains, but no additional overall predictive power.

scholarly journals Environmental attitudes and behaviors among secondary students in Hong Kong

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Jackson ◽  
Ming Fai Pang ◽  
Emma Brown ◽  
Sean Cain ◽  
Caroline Dingle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
International Schools ◽  
School Type ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – Although researchers have identified correlations between specific attitudes and particular behaviors in the pro-environmental domain, the general relationship between young people’s development of environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors is not well understood. Past research indicates that geographic context can play a role, while social factors such as age and gender can have a more significant impact on predicting attitudes and behaviors than formal education. Few studies have systematically examined the relationships between education and environmental attitudes and behaviors among youth in Hong Kong. The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a study comparing secondary school students’ environmental attitudes and behaviors with age and related factors in two international schools and two government schools in Hong Kong. Students’ attitudes and behaviors were compared based on school type (curriculum), while the authors additionally compared the significance of social factors and attitudes on students’ behaviors. Design/methodology/approach – Attitudes were measured using the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) and the NEP for Children (NEPC), the most commonly used, internationally standardized tools for investigating environmental attitudes and values of adults and young people for comparative purposes. The authors compared NEP/NEPC scores and student self-reported environmental behaviors using a short questionnaire. Findings – No significant differences were found in attitudes or behaviors based on school type. However the authors did observe a significant effect of gender and age on students’ attitudes, and a significant correlation of student attitudes in the NEP with students’ self-reports regarding air conditioning consumption. Originality/value – This study builds a foundation for cross-national studies and for evaluating the impact of curricula over time.

scholarly journals Can Climate Skeptics Be Convinced? The Effect of Nature Videos on Environmental Concern

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2972
Author(s):  
Axel Franzen ◽  
Sebastian Mader
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
University Students ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Organizations ◽  
Online Experiment ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors

Much research has demonstrated that videos can function as primers or nudges that influence attitudes and behaviors. Studies to date suggest that this includes influence over individual pro-environmental attitudes. However, the existing evidence all stems from samples comprised of university students. In this paper, we describe the results of a randomized online experiment in a sample of 468 climate skeptics. We presented 3-min nature documentary videos that highlighted either the beauty of nature, the endangerment of nature by humans, or a mixture of both. The results suggest that the mixed stimulus video, which shows first the beauty of nature and then its endangerment by humans does indeed increase environmental concern by almost half a standard deviation. However, none of the video treatments increased donations to pro-environmental organizations. Still, the results suggest that nudging by video also works in samples of climate skeptics, which demonstrates the external validity of former findings.

scholarly journals PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR AND RECYCLING: LITERATURE REVIEW AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARDO CHIERRITO-ARRUDA ◽  
ANA LUISA MARTINS ROSA ◽  
EDNEIA APARECIDA DE SOUZA PACCOLA ◽  
REGIANE DA SILVA MACUCH ◽  
RUTE GROSSI-MILANI
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmental Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Abstract The environmental scenario requires the participation of the society in the integration of individual responsibilities to the political action. The recycling pro-environmental behavior contributes to the proper disposal of solid waste, a major challenge in urban public management. The article aims to analyze the scientific production of the pro-environmental behaviors and recycling in order to weave notes that promote behavioral changes provided for in public policies. The PsycINFO, Scielo and EBSCOhost databases were consulted using the keywords: environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behavior and recycling. We selected 51 articles, among which predominated the investigation into motivation to recycle behavior, influence of social network and social norms. Environmental attitudes and behavior to recycle have shown to be related to social norms, motivation, identity, altruism and awareness; these should be considered when planning public policies and environmental awareness actions.

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