Exploring Proenvironmental Behavior of Serbian Youth Through Environmental Values, Satisfaction, and Responsibility

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 1057-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavoljub Jovanović ◽  
Dragica Gatarić ◽  
Zorica Prnjat ◽  
Goran Andjelković ◽  
Jasmina M. Jovanović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Young People ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Proenvironmental Behavior ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behavior ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Environmentally Responsible

We assessed the influence of environmental values on the proenvironmental behavior of youth in Serbia by assessing the level of their satisfaction with environmental conditions and their sense of personal environmental responsibility. Participants were 168 15-year-old boys and girls who were pupils in their final year at primary schools in Belgrade. We found that 9.5% of the variability in the students' proenvironmental behavior could be explained by individual differences regarding their environmental values, environmental satisfaction, and environmental responsibility. The results obtained from this study should provide curriculum developers, educators, and teachers with a deeper understanding of methods and strategies to use in order to raise environmental awareness and to encourage environmentally responsible behavior among young people in Serbia.

Shopping for Clothes and Sensitivity to the Suffering of Others: The Role of Compassion and Values in Sustainable Fashion Consumption

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (10) ◽  
pp. 1119-1144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Maria Geiger ◽  
Johannes Keller
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Research ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Proenvironmental Behavior ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behavior ◽  
Negative Relation ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Sustainable Fashion ◽  
Purchase Criteria

The positive relation of biospheric and altruistic values as well as the negative relation of egoistic and hedonic values to environmentally responsible behavior, are established findings in environmental psychological research. Recent findings revealed that compassion, the sensitivity to the suffering of other individuals, is also relevant for proenvironmental intentions. We tested the role of compassion in combination with universal altruistic, biospheric, egoistic, and hedonic values concerning an environmentally responsible behavior with an explicit social and hedonic component: sustainable fashion consumption. In a large survey study ( n = 981), we found that compassion was positively linked to sustainable purchase criteria. The manipulation of compassion in an online study ( n = 197) resulted in a small, positive effect on the willingness to pay extra for fair trade clothes. Moreover, we found that hedonic values showed a consistent negative relation to sustainable fashion consumption in both studies, thus corroborating former research on the critical relevance of hedonic values in the context of proenvironmental behavior.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY: A CASE STUDY AMONG SIXTH GRADERS

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-38
Author(s):  
Sirpa Kärkkäinen ◽  
Laura Haukipuro ◽  
Anna-Maija Rummukainen ◽  
Tuula Keinonen ◽  
Heikki Simola
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
First Case ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Action Model

The purpose of this study was to clarify sixth graders’ (aged 12-13, N=87) perceptions about environmental problems and environmental responsibility. Four classes from two Finnish primary schools participated in the study. In the first case (n=62) which focused more on perceptions about environmental problems, the data was collected using a questionnaire. It was found that sixth graders perceived the most important environmental problems as being littering, pollution, climate change, and how much we waste. Pupils also highlighted environmental responsibility. Their answers revealed a wide range of ways for protecting the environment such as recycling, sorting, and favoring the use of environmentally cleaner vehicles. The second case more closely examined responsibility for the environment; with the aid of a picture/image to stimulate their perceptions, pupils were able to recognize environmental problems. The data comprised of writings in connection with the image (n=25) and interviews (n=12). Pupils were categorized into four groups according to their perceptions about responsibility: environmental citizens, daily active persons, free riders and disinterested persons. Environmentally responsible behavior in sixth graders was most significantly influenced by the home, being dependent upon which action model of sorting and recycling was in use there. Both data collection methods supported each other, providing similar results. The sixth graders were not only well aware of environmental problems, they were also committed to take the environment into account and act in an environmentally friendly way. In conclusion, sixth graders’ environmental education could include discussion about actions on behalf of the environment, but additional sensitization towards the environment is still needed for some pupils. Key words: environmental education, environmental problems, environmental responsibility.

SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 703-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Iwata
Keyword(s):  
Social Awareness ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Proenvironmental Behavior ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behavior ◽  
Emotional Sensitivity ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Psychological Correlates ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between six psychological variables and the environmentally responsible behavior of Japanese undergraduates; 106 males and 44 females. Their average age was 18.66 with a standard deviation of 1.38. The six variables were attitudes toward growth and technology, efficacy of personal proenvironmental behavior, sensitivity to noise, social awareness, emotional sensitivity, and behavioral independence. Multiple regression analysis was conducted for environmentally responsible behavior with the six variables entered simultaneously as predictors. Negative attitudes toward growth and technology, efficacy of personal proenvironmental behavior, and emotional sensitivity were significantly related to environmentally responsible behavior, while behavioral independence was marginally related, and sensitivity to noise and social awareness were not related.

scholarly journals Environmentally Responsible Behavior and naturalist intelligence: Biology Learning to Support Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100
Author(s):  
Rita Istiana ◽  
Oding Sunardi ◽  
Fachrine Herlani ◽  
Ilmi Zajuli Ichsan ◽  
Danilo V. Rogayan Jr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behavior ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Biology Learning ◽  
R Value ◽  
The Relationship

Biology learning needs to support sustainable development. This research was a quantitative-qualitative sequential explanatory mixed research. This research aimed to obtain information about the relationship between naturalist intelligence and environmental responsibility behavior. This research was conducted in February-August 2019. Quantitative research data were obtained by using a questionnaire with a Likert scale for the variables. Qualitative research data were obtained by doing interviews and observations. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistic calculation. The data hypothesis was tested by using a correlation test with the Product Moment Pearson formula. The result of this research showed that there was a positive relationship between naturalist intelligence and environmentally responsible behavior with regress equation Ŷ = 20.331 + 0,7524X. Correlation coefficient (r) = 0.66 and determination coefficient (r²) = 43.56% meant that the interpretation value was strong. r² value means that 43.56% environmentally responsible behavior correlates by naturalist intelligence and 56.44% environmentally responsible behavior is influenced by other factors. Biology learning must have a role to be able to provide innovations related to increasing students' knowledge about the environment. This study concludes that there is a correlation between the two variables.

scholarly journals How Does Environmental Interpretation Affect Psychological Well-Being? A Study Conducted in the Context of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8522
Author(s):  
Hoang Viet Nguyen ◽  
Wilson Dang ◽  
Hoang Nguyen ◽  
Thi Nguyen Hong Nguyen ◽  
Thi My Nguyet Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behavior ◽  
Environmental Interpretation ◽  
Psychological Contract Violation ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Environmentally Responsible

The COVID-19 crisis has challenged and generated severe impact on the global society, economy, and environment. Under this pandemic context, governments and organizations around the world have issued and strengthened environmental policies and regulations to protect the environment and human health. However, the extant knowledge about how people’s interpretation of environmental policies and regulations influence their psychological well-being in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is still limited. This study, therefore, investigates the impact of environmental interpretation on psychological well-being with the mediating role of environmentally responsible behavior and the moderating role of psychological contract violation. Using the data from a large sample of 960 residents in China, results of structural equation modeling show a positive relationship between environmental interpretation and psychological well-being, and this relationship is mediated by environmentally responsible behavior. Notably, psychological contract violation has a moderating effect on the indirect effect of environmental interpretation on psychological well-being via environmentally responsible behavior. These findings have several important implications for policymakers in environmental sustainability and pandemic planning.

COPING STYLE AND THREE PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASURES ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 661-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Iwata
Keyword(s):  
Coping Style ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behavior ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Psychological Measures ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Japanese Male ◽  
Environmentally Responsible

Questionnaires containing five multi-item 5-point scales were administered to 153 Japanese male and female undergraduates. Data of each of the scales were factor analyzed and, as a rule, items with a factor loading of .40 or over were selected. The scale for coping style produced three factors: avoidance, self-deceptive optimism and problem solving. Each of the other four scales produced one factor. Using the total score for each scale or factor, multiple regression analysis was applied to environmentally responsible behavior with six predictors entered simultaneously. Self-deceptive optimism and willingness to accept sacrifices for global environmental protection proved to be significant predictors of environmentally responsible behavior, but the four other predictors did not.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document