scholarly journals Leveraging emotion-behavior pathways to support environmental behavior change

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Williamson ◽  
Erik Thulin
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Emotional Behavior ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Expected Outcome ◽  
Patterns Of Behavior ◽  
Functional States ◽  
Functionalist Approach

Many global environmental threats are driven by human behavior and require behavioral solutions. Researchers in the environmental field have recently begun seeing the behavioral sciences as core to changing behavior for conservation; yet leveraging human emotions remains an underused tool for behavior change compared to others like social norms. Humans experience a range of emotions that each cause distinct patterns of behavior depending on unique contexts; this presents an opportunity to leverage emotions to support behavior change goals. The existing literature offers minimal guidance about which specific emotions to use in which contexts and how those emotions might lead to certain behaviors. In the environmental field specifically, there have been mixed results on using emotions, resulting from an incomplete understanding of the causal relationship between particular emotions, contexts, and environmental behaviors. We propose that adopting a functionalist approach, which describes emotions as functional states designed to produce particular outcomes in specific contexts, will help to unlock emotions as a tool for conservation. To demonstrate this approach, we identify fear, joy, hope, anger, pride, interest, and the prospect of shame as particularly relevant for environmental behavior change. Based on an understanding of each emotion’s function, we developed an emotion-behavior pathway that describes the expected outcome of using an emotion in a particular context. Applying these emotional-behavior pathways can allow both researchers and practitioners to advance the science of shifting environmental behavior through emotion.

scholarly journals Objective Cultural Capital and Environmental Behaviors (Case Study: Sanandaj City)

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 138-144
Author(s):  
Yaghoub Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Global Environmental Problems ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Areas Of Interest

One of important areas of interest in sociology is the so-called environmental or pro-environmental behavior. In response to the rapidly growing global environmental problems many call for changes in how individuals should deal with the environment. An important aspect of moving towards an environmentally sustainable world is to promote pro-environmental behavior. This paper investigates the cultural factors that affect on people's Environmental Behaviors on Sanandaj City. This paper is a survey study by control of terms, is a broaden study by extended and is a cutting study by time (in the first half of 2015). The population is the entire person that has citizens in Sanandaj city. The sample size based on kockran formula is 320. The questionnaires with suitable structures validity (based on Kronbach’s coefficient of Alfa) in the ratio of age, sex in deferent areas have been distributed. Results indicate that the most effective variable on Environmental Behaviors of citizens is Objective Cultural Capital.

scholarly journals Environmental Behavior Spillover or Public Information Induction: Consumers’ Intention to Pay a Premium for Rice Grown with Green Manure as Crop Fertilizer

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1285
Author(s):  
Fuduo Li ◽  
Kangjie Zhang ◽  
Aibo Hao ◽  
Changbin Yin ◽  
Guosheng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Green Manure ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Chinese Consumers ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Influence Coefficients ◽  
Structural Research

Nowadays, there is a growing interest in pro-environmental foods produced by pro-environmental practices. However, consumers’ payment motivations towards such foods are currently poorly understood. This manuscript provided a critical investigation of Chinese consumers’ intention to pay a premium (ITPP) for rice grown with green manure as crop fertilizer (GMR). One focus was the establishment of an explanatory structural research framework that includes effects of environmental behavior spillover (EBS) and public information induction (PII); another focus was to analyze the impacts of the selected structural elements on ITPP by introducing education as a moderator. Results suggest that consumers’ ITPP can be largely influenced by PII, therefore, for GMR marketers and policy makers, measures should be developed to widen consumers’ access to public information related to GMR and to improve their capacity of screening effective information. EBS, when ITPP remains low, emerged as a pivotal predictor of consumers’ ITPP. This observation provides us with the enlightenment that breeding consumers’ daily environmental behaviors is highly valued to inspire their payment intention in the early stages of GMR market development. Another finding is that, with the introduction of the educational variable, the influence coefficients of EBS and PII on ITPP increased from 0.42 and 0.53 to 0.61 and 0.66, respectively, which means that it is possible to boost consumers’ payment intention by improving their educational attainment. This study contributes to the existing literature by providing empirical evidence for the GMR industrial upgrading strategy and have significant implications for the environmental governance of the agricultural sector.

scholarly journals Influence of Environmental Knowledge on Affect, Nature Affiliation and Pro-Environmental Behaviors among Tourists

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Seong Kim ◽  
Jinwon Kim ◽  
Brijesh Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Jeju Island ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Visitor Management ◽  
Commercial Expansion ◽  
Practical Implications

Jeju Island is a popular destination in South Korea that is dependent on nature-based tourism. The annual increase in the influx of visitors has created major environmental impacts due to overuse and commercial expansion. With projected growth in arrivals and the development of tourism infrastructure, the island will experience perpetual challenges for sustainable management of natural resources. However, the role of visitors will be central via a commitment to practice pro-environmental behaviors to protect the island from further degradation. This study was grounded in the cognition-affection-attitude-behavior model to examine the predictive validity of tourists’ environmental knowledge, environmental affect, and nature affiliation on pro-environmental behavior. The data comprised responses from 304 domestic visitors who had visited Jeju Island. The empirical findings indicate that environmental affect was significantly impacted by two dimensions of environmental knowledge (i.e., subjective and objective). Additionally, nature affiliation was positively impacted by environmental affect, while pro-environmental behavior was significantly influenced by both environmental affect and nature affiliation. Overall, these findings provide theoretical and practical implications for sustainable tourism at a nature-based destination. The findings can be utilized for implementation of intervention programs and visitor management at Jeju Island.

Can the liberal international order survive the Anthropocene? Three propositions for converging peace and survival

2020 ◽  
pp. 205301962098232
Author(s):  
Dahlia Simangan
Keyword(s):  
Human Security ◽  
Economic Models ◽  
Core Values ◽  
International Order ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Global Politics ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Global Environmental

A state-centric, militaristic, and capitalist-driven model of the liberal world appears incompatible with the measures required for addressing the global environmental threats in the proposed new geological epoch called the Anthropocene. While there have been discussions suggesting or implying the rejection or radical disruption of existing sets of institutional arrangements in global politics, I propose the possibility of locating effective responses to the Anthropocene challenges within the existing order, albeit a reformed or revised one. This paper presents ways of transforming the liberal international order, without abandoning some of its core values and institutions, through a greater emphasis on human security, global disarmament, and alternative economic models. The convergence of the liberal pursuit of peace and the global pursuit of survival is possible in the Anthropocene.

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.

scholarly journals Social Economy, Environmental Proactivity, Eco-Innovation and Performance in the Spanish Wine Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 5908
Author(s):  
Félix Calle ◽  
Ángela González-Moreno ◽  
Inmaculada Carrasco ◽  
Manuel Vargas-Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Social Economy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Cooperative Firms ◽  
Patterns Of Behavior ◽  
Wine Sector ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The One

Concerned about climate change, cooperatives in the wine sector are beginning to adapt their strategies, guided by cooperative principles that encompass high social responsibility and the pursuit of community values. In this context and focused on the analysis of the decisions that drive firms to be more environmentally sustainable, our goal is twofold. On the one hand, we wish to examine whether there exist differences between cooperative and non-cooperative firms as regards their environmental proactivity. On the other hand, we hope to demonstrate the diversity of behaviors within the category of cooperative firms, identifying the possible patterns of environmental proactivity in Spanish cooperatives in the wine sector. We first conducted a difference of means t-test for independent samples (n = 251; sampled in 2017)—cooperatives (51) vs. non cooperative firms (200)- and then a two-stage cluster analysis and a subsequent variance analysis, using SPSS 24. Our results show no significant differences between cooperative and non-cooperative firms concerning their environmental behavior and underlines the diversity within the cooperatives in the wine sector as regards their environmental proactivity, revealing the existence of proactive, preventive and activist patterns of behavior. These patterns also show differences in the motivations for their environmental behaviors and their assessment of financial performance.

scholarly journals Moral, Wasteful, Frugal, or Thrifty? Identifying Consumer Identities to Understand and Manage Pro-Environmental Behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgitta Gatersleben ◽  
Niamh Murtagh ◽  
Megan Cherry ◽  
Megan Watkins
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Multiple Identities ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Environmental Behaviors

Moral motives are important for pro-environmental behavior. But such behavior is not only motivated by moral or environmental concerns. We examined what higher order motives, other than morality, may be important for understanding pro-environmental behavior, by studying consumer identities. In three studies ( N = 877) four consumer identities were distinguished: moral, wasteful, frugal, and thrifty. Frugal and moral consumer identities were most salient and were the strongest predictors of pro-environmental behaviors, but in different ways. Frugality, which is related to, but distinct from thriftiness, was particularly important for behaviors associated with waste reduction of any kind (including money). The findings suggest that people adopt the same behavior for different reasons, in ways consistent with their consumer identities. People manage multiple consumer identities simultaneously, and environmental policy is likely to be more effective if it addresses these multiple identities.

scholarly journals Who is more likely to influence others? A value-based approach to pro-environmental social influence behavior (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Kis ◽  
Mark Verschoor ◽  
Rebecca Sargisson
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
A Value ◽  
Environmental Actions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Influence Behavior

Biospheric values can promote, and egoistic values inhibit, a broad range of pro-environmental behaviors. However, people who strongly endorse egoistic values might undertake pro-environmental behavior involving attempts to influence others. We used a questionnaire to assess the relationship between values and the likelihood that with 193 students will attempt to influence their housemates to engage in pro-environmental behavior. To measure this type of influence behavior, we developed and used the Environmental Social Influence Behavior (E-SIB) questionnaire. Both biospheric and egoistic values promoted influence behaviors. Biospheric values more strongly predicted the likelihood of social-influence actions as egoistic values decreased, except when egoistic values were high. We discuss the connections between values and social-influence behaviors, and current knowledge on the role of egoistic values in environmental actions.

scholarly journals Perceived Environmental Threats and Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Investigating the Role of Political Participation Using a South Korean Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3244
Author(s):  
Jae Young Lim ◽  
Kuk-Kyoung Moon
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Lower Standard

Climate change and environmental pollution are increasingly ravaging countries around the world. This study examines the direct effects of perceived environmental threats and political participation, as well as their joint effects, on individuals’ support for a lower standard of living and the increased government spending necessary for environmental protection. Using the 2014 South Korean General Social Survey and an ordered probit, the study finds that individuals’ perceptions of environmental threats are associated positively with their support for government spending and a lower standard of living. Political participation is statistically significant and positive only in its relationship with support for a lower standard of living. Nevertheless, political participation is a powerful moderator and amplifies positive relationships between individuals’ perceptions of environmental threats and their support for a lower standard of living and government spending on environmental protection. In estimating predicted probabilities of strong support, perceived environmental threats and political participation jointly increased support for lower living standards by 35.67% and for government spending by 69.58%.

scholarly journals Explicating Perceived Sustainability-Related Climate: A Situational Motivator of Pro-Environmental Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Wah Leung ◽  
Sonny Rosenthal
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
External Context ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Item Scale

Individuals take cues from their surroundings when deciding whether to perform pro-environmental behaviors. Previous studies have acknowledged the role of structural, policy, and communication efforts to encourage pro-environmental behavior. Such studies demonstrate the importance of evaluating the external contexts when examining behaviors. Yet, there is a lack of explication of what external context is entailed. Expanding the concept of perceived sustainability-related climate (PSRC) used in organizational communication literature, this study proposes two dimensions that shape PSRC in the workplace—structural cues and social cues. The study then generalizes PSRC such that it is applicable in contexts beyond the workplace and proposes a 10-item scale to measure PSRC. Using confirmatory factor analysis, this study tests the factor structure and concurrent validity of the concept. The study also tests convergent validity of PSRC with social norms, perceived behavioral control, and attitudes.

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