scholarly journals The Role of Personal and Political Values in Predicting Environmental Attitudes and Pro-environmental Behavior in Kazakhstan

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatikha Agissova ◽  
Elena Sautkina
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Self Transcendence

Although it is widely accepted that personal values of Self-Transcendence are a positive predictor of environmentalism, and Self-Enhancement values are a negative one, these results are not conclusive for all cultural contexts. Regarding political ideologies, research concludes that liberals tend to be more concerned about the environment than conservatives. However, this two-dimensional take on political ideologies does not grasp the diversity of political views, which could be achieved by focusing on political values. In this research, we studied the role of personal and political values in predicting environmental attitudes and behavior in Kazakhstan, a developing country in Central Asia. Using an online survey (n = 305), we found that Security was a strong predictor of both environmental concern and New Environmental Paradigm (NEP), overshadowing the effect of traditionally accepted value dimensions of Self-Transcendence and Self-Enhancement. While Self-Direction positively predicted environmental concern, Universalism and Benevolence were positive predictors of NEP. Among political values, Civil Liberties predicted NEP positively, and had no significant effect on environmental concern, while Free Enterprise predicted environmental concern negatively, and had no significant effect on NEP. Environmental concern was a strong predictor of all pro-environmental behaviors included in the study (littering, recycling, environmental citizenship, and community action), fully mediating the effect of NEP. Based on personal and political values, three profiles of Kazakhstanis who engaged differently in pro-environmental behavior were identified.

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF CHINESE-AUSTRALIAN AND ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Leung ◽  
Jenni Rice
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Length Of Residence ◽  
Environmental Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
New Environmental Paradigm

This study examined the environmental behavior and attitudes of Chinese-Australians, in comparison with Anglo-Australians, using a survey methodology. Two hundred and three Anglo-Australians and 98 Chinese-Australians participated. The results indicated that Chinese-Australians and Anglo-Australians differed in their environmental concern and their endorsement of New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) values. The results also suggested that, overall, environmental behavior was related to environmental concern, which was in turn related to NEP values. Among the Chinese-Australians, length of residence in Australia was positively related to environmental behavior but negatively related to environmental concern. Chinese-Australians who identified themselves as Asians or Chinese were less likely to engage in environmental behavior, compared with those who did not identify themselves with any ethnic group. Results are interpreted from within an acculturation framework.

scholarly journals Understanding Acceptability towards Sustainable Transportation Behavior: A Case Study of China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Waqas ◽  
Qian-li Dong ◽  
Naveed Ahmad ◽  
Yuming Zhu ◽  
Muhammad Nadeem
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Consumer Attitude ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Transportation Behavior ◽  
The Government ◽  
Self Transcendence

Nowadays, increased usage of motorized vehicles has become a cause of serious environmental and health problems which results in noise pollution, air pollution and the emission of greenhouse gases. Sustainable transportation options such as green public buses, subways and public cycling have been introduced to improve environmental quality. However, their adoption is still in the initial stage. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the consumer attitude towards sustainable transportation, and their willingness to choose different environmentally friendly options like cycling and public green transportation by applying a norm activation model (NAM). More specifically, this study explored the role of different predictors (sustainable transport benefits awareness, traffic problem awareness, government policies and symbolic motives of using a car) affecting citizen’s acceptability to sustainable transportation options with mediating role of environmental concern and moderating role of self-transcendence and self-enhancement. A questionnaire-based survey conducted in four major metropolitan cities of China including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Xi’an found that acceptability towards sustainable transportation is derived from sustainable transport benefits awareness and traffic. Symbolic motives of the car have a negative association with acceptability towards sustainable transportation. The mediating effect of environmental concerns was proved, which extends the role of NAM in this study. Self-transcendence and self-enhancement have positive and negative moderating effects consecutively towards the acceptability of sustainable transportation. This study has potential implications for the government of China, transportation, and urban planning departments in order to take necessary measures to promote sustainable transportation behavior in Chinese citizens.

The Role of Political Values and Ideologies of Entrepreneurs and Financiers

2021 ◽  
pp. 104225872110104
Author(s):  
Ileana Maldonado-Bautista ◽  
Peter G. Klein ◽  
Kendall W. Artz
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Theory ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Stakeholder Orientation ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Venture Funding ◽  
Investment Choices

We examine how entrepreneurs’ political values affect their ventures’ stakeholder orientation, and how this orientation affects venture funding. We also show how the political ideologies of financiers influence their investment choices and relationships with entrepreneurs. Using a sample of 652 ventures backed by 332 financiers and information on political values and ideologies of entrepreneurs and financiers, along with text-based analyses of documents to infer stakeholder orientation, we find ventures with a narrow orientation obtain more funding than those with a broader orientation, and this relationship is moderated by financiers’ political ideologies. The findings have implications for stakeholder theory in entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Values and their relationship to pro-environmental engagement: A comprehensive and systematic investigation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Pollyane Kahelen da Costa Diniz
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Moral Identity ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Value Change ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Environmental Engagement ◽  
Self Transcendence

<p>Environmental problems are a result of maladaptive human behaviour. One way to tackle these problems is by fostering values that underlie pro-environmental engagement. Research has shown that self-transcendence values (e.g., social justice, equality, and world at peace) are positively correlated to environmental attitudes and behaviours. The present research aims to advance past research by systematically assessing the role of values in motivating individuals’ pro-environmental engagement. Three empirical studies were conducted. Study 1 used a meta-analytical approach to provide a quantitative summary of research on the link between values and environmental outcomes. The final dataset included 47,660 participants from 41 countries and 90 independent samples. Results showed that the self-transcendence versus self-enhancement values dimension is the most often considered in the literature and, as expected, self-transcendence values are the best predictors of environmental outcomes. The analysis also showed that methodological aspects, such as the type of values measured, affected the association between values and environmental outcomes. Study 2 comprised two experiments using the value self-confrontation technique to promote value change and influence individuals’ environmental behavioural intentions. Experiment 1 was conducted with 189 university students (M = 20.00, SD = 3.43). Results from Experiment 1 showed that values were susceptible to change and that value change predicted environmental behavioural intentions. Experiment 2 was conducted with a sample of 115 participants from the general population (M = 35.00, SD = 4.61) and partially replicated the findings of Experiment 1. Importantly, Experiment 2 found that value change was dependent on how strongly individuals felt connected to the reference group. Study 3 tested the moderation effect of moral identity, self-efficacy, self-control and consideration of future consequences in the link between values and environmental behavioural intentions. A total of 221 participants (M = 21.68; SD = 5.92) took part in an online survey. Results indicated that only moral identity moderated the relationship between values and environmental behavioural intentions. It was found that moral identity enhanced the positive influence of self-transcendence values on environmental behavioural intentions. Findings are discussed considering the key role of self-transcendence values in fostering environmental behavioural intentions and the importance of identity in the values-environmental behavioural intentions link. Practical implications of the findings are also discussed.  Note: This thesis was a finalist for the Outstanding Postgraduate Research Award.</p>

scholarly journals Environmental Behavior Among Russian Youth: The Role of Self-direction and Environmental Concern

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Zibenberg ◽  
Itay Greenspan ◽  
Tally Katz-Gerro ◽  
Femida Handy
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Behavior

The Impact of Environmental Concern on Consumer Attitudes and Intentions Toward Electric Vehicles

2022 ◽  
pp. 245-267
Author(s):  
Niray Tunçel ◽  
Esna Betül Buğday
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Consumer Attitudes ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Intention To Purchase ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Impact

This research aims to analyze the impact of environmental concerns on Turkish consumers' attitudes toward and intention to purchase EVs. It is also aimed to investigate the role of demographical characteristics—gender, age, income, and education—on those impacts. Given the purpose, a descriptive study was conducted through an online survey with a sample of 334 consumers. The research findings indicate that environmental concern plays a significantly influential role in the attitude toward and intention to purchase EVs. The study also confirms that environmental concern impacts on the attitude and intention toward EVs differs in terms of gender, age, and income. Only women show a positive influence of environmental concern on the attitude toward EVs. There is no difference in the direct or indirect link between EV purchase intention and environmental concern for age groups. Environmental concern's indirect influence on the intention to buy EVs is the highest and significantly different for the consumers with 7500-9999 TL income.

Environmental Attitude as a Mediator of the Relationship between Psychological Restoration in Nature and Self-Reported Ecological Behavior

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 847-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Byrka ◽  
Terry Hartig ◽  
Florian G. Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Ecological Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Environmental attitude and ecological behavior were investigated in relation to the use of nature for psychological restoration. Specifically, with survey data from 468 German university students, the role of environmental attitude was investigated as a mediator of the restoration-behavior relationship. Assuming that positive experiences in nature can have a broad influence on environmental attitudes, the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale, an attitudinal measure with broad scope, was adopted. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated partial mediation by environmental concern. The study helps to consolidate the restoration theme in the growing literature on positive motivations for ecological behavior.

scholarly journals The Influence of Norm Perception on Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Comparison between the Moderating Roles of Traditional Media and Social Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7164
Author(s):  
Ruixia Han ◽  
Yali Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Norm Perception ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Relationship

The activation of norm perception can promote pro-environmental behavior. How does media, as important variables in activating norm perception, affect pro-environmental behavior? Through an online survey of 550 randomly selected Chinese citizens, this study examines the roles of traditional media and social media in influencing the relationship between norm perception and pro-environmental behavior. Based on multi-level regression analysis of data, this study found that (1) compared with traditional media, social media play a more significant role in moderating the relationship between norm perception and pro-environmental behavior; (2) the promotion of the perception of injunctive norms by traditional media has a negative relationship with pro-environmental behaviors; (3) the activation of subjective norm perception by social media will promote pro-environmental behaviors. According to this research, in the current media environment, we should carefully release pro-environmental information on social media and encourage relevant discussions, and appropriately reduce environment-relevant injunctive normative information on traditional media. The study also discusses the role of media in regulating norm perception and pro-environmental behavior in different cultural contexts.

scholarly journals Exploring the Differential Effect of Life Satisfaction on Low and High-Cost Pro-Environmental Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 277
Author(s):  
Salvador del Saz Salazar ◽  
Luis Pérez y Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
University Degree

The role of life satisfaction as a determinant of pro-environmental behavior remains largely unexplored in the extant literature. Using a sample of undergraduate students, we explore the effect of life satisfaction on low- and high-cost pro-environmental behaviors. While low-cost pro-environmental behavior has been defined as recycling activities, high-cost pro-environmental behavior is defined in a contingent valuation framework in which respondents are asked about their willingness to pay extra for offsetting CO2 emissions, thus avoiding treating the proposed payment as symbolic. Controlling for demographic characteristics and environmental concern, results suggest that life satisfaction has a slightly stronger, and more significant, effect on high-cost pro-environmental behavior than in low-cost pro-environmental behavior. This study also finds that environmental concern and having siblings with a university degree increases the probability of engaging in both behaviors. However, family income is a better predictor of high-cost pro-environmental behavior than of low-cost pro-environmental behavior.

scholarly journals In-store communication of reusable bag: Application of goal-framing theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Ayu Ekasari
Keyword(s):  
Social Marketing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Framing Theory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Goal Framing ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
The Right

<p>Campaigns on pro-environmental behavior are an important objective in social marketing due to the environmental problems caused by people's consumption. Therefore, social marketers need to understand the underlying factors that make people change their behavior. This research investigates the determinants of pro-environmental behavior from the perspective of goal framing theory with three overarching goals, namely hedonic, gain, and normative. The data were collected using a questionnaire survey method and analyzed by structural equation modeling. The results showed that gain and normative goals directly affect pro-environmental behavior instead of a hedonic goal. This research also showed that the biospheric value as one of the self-transcendence values moderates the effect of normative goal towards pro-environmental behavior, proposed in preliminary studies. The findings contribute to the existing research regarding pro-environmental behavior determinants and used by social marketing initiatives, especially in-store-communication, in designing the right message. Future studies need to investigate the role of hedonic and egoistic values in predicting pro-environmental behavior.</p>

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