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Hu S, Zheng X, Zhang N, Zhu J. The Impact of Mortality Salience on Intergenerational Altruism and the Perceived Importance of Sustainable Development Goals. Front Psychol 2018; 9:1399. [PMID: 30123176 PMCID: PMC6085722 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), consisting of 17 specific goals such as ending poverty, reducing inequality, and combating climate change, were proposed by the UN member states in 2014 for the ongoing UN agenda until 2030. These goals articulate the growing need for the international community to build a sustainable future. To progress and build a truly sustainable future requires not only the immediate support of individuals for the current SDGs, but also their personal long-term commitment to the needs of future generations (i.e., intergenerational altruism). Reminders of death can influence attitudes, motivation, and behavior in various aspects of our lives. In the current research, we thus explored whether reminding individuals of their own death will influence their intergenerational altruism and perceived importance of the SDGs. Using a three-condition (mortality salience vs. dentist visit vs. neutral) randomized experiment, we found that mortality salience led participants to place a higher priority on the needs of future generations only when compared to the neutral condition. Further, we conducted a factor analysis that generated two SDGs factors (socially related SDGs and ecologically related SDGs). We found that mortality salience reduced participants' perceived importance of the socially related SDGs when compared to both the dentist visit and the neutral conditions, and mortality salience decreased participants' perceived importance of the ecologically related SDGs only when compared to the neutral condition.
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- Saiquan Hu
- Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Marketing, School of Business, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Zibenberg A, Greenspan I, Katz-Gerro T, Handy F. Environmental Behavior Among Russian Youth: The Role of Self-direction and Environmental Concern. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 62:295-304. [PMID: 29600434 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-018-1032-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Previous research that has tried to identify the personal values that best explain variance in pro-environmental attitudes tended to focus on biospheric and universalism values. This paper examines the importance of self-direction as a value underlying young people's inclination to adopt pro-environmental behaviors and environmental activism. We expect that individuals who emphasize a self-direction value, which fosters creativity, motivates innovation, and promotes coping with challenges, are likely to respond in more self-directed and autonomous ways to emerging environmental practices. We analyze a sample of 600 university students surveyed in Moscow and find that biospheric and self-direction values are associated with environmental behavior and activism. Beyond the direct effect of self-direction value on pro-environmental behaviors and environmental activism we also observe a moderation effect of self-direction on the association between concern and environmental behavior. We discuss the implications of our findings for encouraging environmental action in specific contexts, similar to the one depicted in our sample.
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Huang N, Zuo S, Wang F, Cai P, Wang F. Environmental attitudes in China: The roles of the Dark Triad, future orientation and place attachment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 54:563-572. [PMID: 30043481 DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Given the current environmental situation and social change in China, we explored the relationships between the Dark Triad traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy) and environmental attitudes (beliefs regarding environmentally related issues), and the mediating roles of future orientation (the tendency to plan for meeting long-term objectives) and place attachment (the emotional connection with the place of residence) in these relationships. Using a national sample from all 31 provinces of mainland China (N = 998), we found that the psychometric structure of the Dark Triad was well confirmed under Chinese culture. The Dark Triad as a whole was negatively related to environmental attitudes, but narcissism was not significantly associated with environmental attitudes when the three Dark Triad traits were considered as the predictors simultaneously. Future orientation and place attachment mediated the association between the Dark Triad and environmental attitudes. These findings enrich our understanding of the relevant variables of environmental attitudes and provide references for China's government and other developing countries to improve environmental issues. The uniqueness of narcissism could expand the understanding of the commonality and diversity among the Dark Triad traits, and an efficient tool of the Dark Triad was provided under Chinese culture.
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- Niwen Huang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- The General Hospital of the PLA Rocket Force, Beijing, China
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Dean JH, Shanahan DF, Bush R, Gaston KJ, Lin BB, Barber E, Franco L, Fuller RA. Is Nature Relatedness Associated with Better Mental and Physical Health? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:E1371. [PMID: 29966307 PMCID: PMC6069224 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15071371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nature relatedness is a psychological characteristic with the potential to drive interaction with nature and influence well-being. We surveyed 1538 people in Brisbane, Australia to investigate how nature relatedness varies among socio-demographic groups. We determined whether people with higher nature relatedness reported fewer symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress and better overall health, controlling for potentially confounding socio-demographic and health-related variables. Overall nature relatedness was higher in older people, females, those without children living at home, not working, and people speaking English at home. Aspects of nature relatedness reflecting enjoyment of nature were consistently associated with reduced ill health, consistent with widespread evidence of the health and well-being benefits of experiencing nature. In contrast, aspects of nature relatedness reflecting self-identification with nature, and a conservation worldview, were associated with increased depression, anxiety or stress, after accounting for potential confounding factors. Detailed investigation of causal pathways among nature relatedness, socio-demographic factors and health is warranted, with particular focus on the relationship between stress and nature orientation.
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- Julie H Dean
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
- Zealandia, 31 Waiapu Road, Karori, WLG 6012, New Zealand.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
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- Environment & Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ, UK.
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- CSIRO Land & Water Flagship, PMB 1, 107-121 Station Street, Aspendale, VIC 3195, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Rosa CD, Profice CC, Collado S. Nature Experiences and Adults' Self-Reported Pro-environmental Behaviors: The Role of Connectedness to Nature and Childhood Nature Experiences. Front Psychol 2018; 9:1055. [PMID: 30013494 PMCID: PMC6036283 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This cross-sectional study aims to improve our understanding of the psychological pathways behind the commonly reported link between experiences in nature and pro-environmentalism. Particularly, we explore whether nature experiences lead to self-reported pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) and whether this relation is mediated by connectedness to nature. Additionally, we examine the possible lasting effect of childhood experiences with nature on adults’ PEB. Most studies reporting on the link between contact with nature and pro-environmentalism have been conducted in developed countries, limiting the generalization of the results. To address this gap in the literature, the current study was conducted in a developing country (Brazil) with a sample of 224 young adults. According to our findings, greater contact with nature during childhood is associated with greater contact with nature as an adult, which, in turn, is positively associated with connectedness to nature and PEB. The stimulation of pleasant experiences while in direct contact with nature during childhood seems to trigger interactions with nature in adulthood and consequently, adults embrace pro-environmental actions.
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- Claudio D Rosa
- Regional Development and Environment, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology and Sociology, Universidad de Zaragoza, Teruel, Spain
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Silk MJ, Crowley SL, Woodhead AJ, Nuno A. Considering connections between Hollywood and biodiversity conservation. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2018; 32:597-606. [PMID: 28960440 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Cinema offers a substantial opportunity to share messages with a wide audience. However, there is little research or evidence about the potential benefits and risks of cinema for conservation. Given their global reach, cinematic representations could be important in raising awareness of conservation issues and species of concern, as well as encouraging greater audience engagement due to their heightened emotional impact on viewers. Yet there are also risks associated with increased exposure, including heightened visitor pressure to environmentally sensitive areas or changes to consumer demand for endangered species. Conservationists can better understand and engage with the film industry by studying the impact of movies on audience awareness and behavior, identifying measurable impacts on conservation outcomes, and engaging directly with the movie industry, for example, in an advisory capacity. This improved understanding and engagement can harness the industry's potential to enhance the positive impacts of movies featuring species, sites, and issues of conservation concern and to mitigate any negative effects. A robust evidence base for evaluating and planning these engagements, and for informing related policy and management decisions, needs to be built.
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- Matthew J Silk
- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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Factors Influencing Public-Sphere Pro-Environmental Behavior among Mongolian College Students: A Test of Value–Belief–Norm Theory. SUSTAINABILITY 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/su10051384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wallen KE, Daut E. The challenge and opportunity of behaviour change methods and frameworks to reduce demand for illegal wildlife. NATURE CONSERVATION 2018. [DOI: 10.3897/natureconservation.26.22725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Biodiversity conservation is contingent upon managing human behaviour and, at times, changing behaviour. This is particularly relevant to the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, both flora and fauna. Driven by dynamics of consumer demand and illicit supply, mitigation of illegal trade requires a fuller appreciation of human behaviour and methods to change it. In various sectors, social influence, behavioural insights, social marketing and human-centred approaches trend towards mainstream practice and policy application. However, in the context of conservation and wildlife trafficking, these approaches and their usefulness are not well-articulated nor application widespread. Here, we provide a practical overview of relevant behaviour change methods and frameworks. We discuss their usefulness and potential application to mitigating the illegal wildlife trade, in general and consumer demand, in particular.
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Determinants and the Moderating Effect of Perceived Policy Effectiveness on Residents' Separation Intention for Rural Household Solid Waste. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15040726. [PMID: 29641502 PMCID: PMC5923768 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15040726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Currently, villages “besieged with garbage” have become a serious problem in rural areas of China. Separation of rural residential solid waste (RRSW) is one of the main strategies for waste reduction. Although previous studies have analyzed the social and psychological motivations of residents’ separation intention for municipal solid waste (MSW), little attention has been paid to the situation in rural areas. This paper investigates key factors influencing rural residents’ separation intention, as well as analyzing the moderating effects of perceived policy effectiveness on the relationship between the determinants and the intention, using survey data of 538 rural residents in the province of Sichuan in China. The results show that all the proposed key factors influence the separation intention significantly. Furthermore, the policies were divided into two types and the moderating effects were tested for each type. The results show that the perceived effectiveness of both the inducement policy and the capacity building policy moderated the relationship between attitude and separation intention positively, while the perceived effectiveness of the inducement policy moderated the relationship between subjective norms and intention negatively. The findings provide insightful information for policymakers to design effective RRSW separation policies.
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Busic-Sontic A, Brick C. Personality Trait Effects on Green Household Installations. COLLABRA: PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1525/collabra.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Large, one-time investments in green energy installations effectively reduce domestic energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Despite long-term economic benefits for households, the rate of green investments often remains moderate unless supported by financial subsidies. Beyond financial considerations, green investments may also be driven by individual psychological factors. The current study uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (N = 3,468) to analyse whether the household decision to invest in green energy installations is linked to the Big Five personality traits. Personality traits and domestic investments in solar and other alternative energy systems had weak indirect associations through environmental concern but not through risk preferences. Openness to Experience and Neuroticism showed a weak positive relationship with green energy installations through the environmental concern channel, whereas Extraversion had a weak negative link. Based on these findings, persuasive messaging for green investments may be more effective when it focuses on environmental concern rather than reduced risk in countries like Germany, where long-standing financial subsidies decreased the risk in green investments.
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- Ante Busic-Sontic
- Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, 19 Silver Street, Cambridge CB3 9EP, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK
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Giusti M, Svane U, Raymond CM, Beery TH. A Framework to Assess Where and How Children Connect to Nature. Front Psychol 2018; 8:2283. [PMID: 29354088 PMCID: PMC5758586 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The design of the green infrastructure in urban areas largely ignores how people's relation to nature, or human-nature connection (HNC), can be nurtured. One practical reason for this is the lack of a framework to guide the assessment of where people, and more importantly children, experience significant nature situations and establish nature routines. This paper develops such a framework. We employed a mixed-method approach to understand what qualities of nature situations connect children to nature (RQ1), what constitutes children's HNC (RQ2), and how significant nature situations and children's HNC relate to each other over time (RQ3). We first interviewed professionals in the field of connecting children to nature (N = 26), performed inductive thematic analysis of these interviews, and then further examined the inductive findings by surveying specialists (N = 275). We identified 16 qualities of significant nature situations (e.g., “awe,” “engagement of senses,” “involvement of mentors”) and 10 abilities that constitute children's HNC (e.g., “feeling comfortable in natural spaces,” “feeling attached to natural spaces,” “taking care of nature”). We elaborated three principles to answer our research questions: (1) significant nature situations are various and with differing consequences for children's HNC; (2) children's HNC is a complex embodied ability; (3) children's HNC progresses over time through diverse nature routines. Together, these findings form the Assessment framework for Children's Human Nature Situations (ACHUNAS). ACHUNAS is a comprehensive framework that outlines what to quantify or qualify when assessing “child-nature connecting” environments. It guides the assessment of where and how children connect to nature, stimulating both the design of nature-connecting human habitats as well as pedagogical approaches to HNC.
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- Matteo Giusti
- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Education and Environment, Kristianstad University College, Kristianstad, Sweden
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Duan W, Sheng J. How can environmental knowledge transfer into pro-environmental behavior among Chinese individuals? Environmental pollution perception matters. J Public Health (Oxf) 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10389-017-0873-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Fashion Trendsetting, Creative Traits and Behaviors, and Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Comparing Korean and U.S. College Students. SUSTAINABILITY 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/su9111979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Normative Beliefs, Attitudes, and Social Norms: People Reduce Waste as an Index of Social Relationships When Spending Leisure Time. SUSTAINABILITY 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/su9101696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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UK Macro-Algae Biofuels: A Strategic Management Review and Future Research Agenda. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse5030032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Physical Outdoor Activity versus Indoor Activity: Their Influence on Environmental Behaviors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14070797. [PMID: 28714934 PMCID: PMC5551235 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14070797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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There are strong evidences linking physical outdoor activity and health benefits; however, little is known about the impact on environmental behaviors. Thus, this study aims to close this gap by investigating the influence of physical outdoor activity on environmental behaviors. A total of 416 surveys were distributed to students in eight public primary schools located near the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park in Taiwan. Findings from the analysis revealed that subjective norms had a more influential effect on environmental behaviors for participants who engaged in physical activity at outdoor parks. In contrast, descriptive norms had a direct predictive impact on environmental behaviors for participants whose main physical activity venue was at the indoor after-school centers. Research results also highlighted attitude as the strongest predictive variable influence on environmental behaviors for children who engaged in physical indoor and outdoor activities.
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De Dominicis S, Schultz PW, Bonaiuto M. Protecting the Environment for Self-interested Reasons: Altruism Is Not the Only Pathway to Sustainability. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1065. [PMID: 28701979 PMCID: PMC5487490 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Concerns for environmental issues are important drivers of sustainable and pro-environmental behaviors, and can be differentiated between those with a self-enhancing (egoistic) vs. self-transcendent (biospheric) psychological foundation. Yet to date, the dominant approach for promoting pro-environmental behavior has focused on highlighting the benefits to others or nature, rather than appealing to self-interest. Building on the Inclusion Model for Environmental Concern, we argue that egoistic and biospheric environmental concerns, respectively, conceptualized as self-interest and altruism, are hierarchically structured, such that altruism is inclusive of self-interest. Three studies show that self-interested individuals will behave more pro-environmentally when the behavior results in a personal benefit (but not when there is exclusively an environmental benefit), while altruistic individuals will engage in pro-environmental behaviors when there are environmental benefits, and critically, also when there are personal benefits. The reported findings have implications for programs and policies designed to promote pro-environmental behavior, and for social science research aimed at understanding human responses to a changing environment.
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- Stefano De Dominicis
- Department of Business and Management, LUISS Guido Carli UniversityRome, Italy
- Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
- CIRPA – Interuniversity Research Centre for Environmental Psychology, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, California State University San Marcos, San MarcosCA, United States
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- Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
- CIRPA – Interuniversity Research Centre for Environmental Psychology, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
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Exploring the Influence of Nature Relatedness and Perceived Science Knowledge on Proenvironmental Behavior. EDUCATION SCIENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/educsci7010017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Public Interest in Microclimate Data in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. SUSTAINABILITY 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/su9010023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Impact of Religious Affiliation on Ethical Values of Spanish Environmental Activists. RELIGIONS 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/rel7050046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Larrosa C, Carrasco LR, Milner-Gulland EJ. Unintended Feedbacks: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Conservation Effectiveness. Conserv Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Cecilia Larrosa
- Department of Biological Sciences; National University of Singapore; Singapore
- Department of Life Sciences; Imperial College London; Silwood Park Campus Ascot SL5 7PY UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Department of Life Sciences; Imperial College London; Silwood Park Campus Ascot SL5 7PY UK
- Department of Zoology; University of Oxford; South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS UK
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Ohly H, Gentry S, Wigglesworth R, Bethel A, Lovell R, Garside R. A systematic review of the health and well-being impacts of school gardening: synthesis of quantitative and qualitative evidence. BMC Public Health 2016; 16:286. [PMID: 27015672 PMCID: PMC4807565 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2941-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND School gardening programmes are increasingly popular, with suggested benefits including healthier eating and increased physical activity. Our objectives were to understand the health and well-being impacts of school gardens and the factors that help or hinder their success. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence (PROSPERO CRD42014007181). We searched multiple databases and used a range of supplementary approaches. Studies about school gardens were included if they reported on physical or mental health or well-being. Quantitative studies had to include a comparison group. Studies were quality appraised using appropriate tools. Findings were narratively synthesised and the qualitative evidence used to produce a conceptual framework to illustrate how benefits might be accrued. RESULTS Evidence from 40 articles (21 quantitative studies; 16 qualitative studies; 3 mixed methods studies) was included. Generally the quantitative research was poor. Evidence for changes in fruit and vegetable intake was limited and based on self-report. The qualitative research was better quality and ascribed a range of health and well-being impacts to school gardens, with some idealistic expectations for their impact in the long term. Groups of pupils who do not excel in classroom activities were thought to particularly benefit. Lack of funding and over reliance on volunteers were thought to threaten success, while involvement with local communities and integration of gardening activities into the school curriculum were thought to support success. CONCLUSION More robust quantitative research is needed to convincingly support the qualitative evidence suggesting wide ranging benefits from school gardens.
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- Heather Ohly
- />European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, Cornwall UK
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- />Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, Norfolk UK
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- />European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, Cornwall UK
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- />NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, Devon UK
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- />European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, Cornwall UK
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- />European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, Cornwall UK
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Posthumous organ donation attitudes, intentions to donate, and organ donor status: Examining the role of the big five personality dimensions and altruism. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Charity Starts … at Work? Conceptual Foundations for Research with Businesses that Donate to Food Redistribution Organisations. SUSTAINABILITY 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/su7067997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gonzalez MT, Andvig E. The Lived Experience of Getting and Having a Home of One's Own: A Meta-Synthesis. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2015; 36:905-18. [PMID: 26631863 DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2015.1052866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
This study aimed to synthesize findings from qualitative studies that explored the lived experiences of persons with serious mental illness with regard to getting and having a home. A systematic search strategy was used. Data from 24 articles were extracted and analyzed using a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. The total number of informants was N = 769. Four main themes emerged: (1) The Turning Point: The Transition to a Home, (2) The Key to Stability and Thriving: Having and Estating a Home, (3) Home: The Mental Health Hub, and (4) Home: The Base Camp for Reconnecting and Relating.
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- b Buskerud and Vestfold University College , Faculty of Health Sciences , Drammen , Norway
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Bertolotti M, Catellani P. Effects of message framing in policy communication on climate change. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Mauro Bertolotti
- Department of Psychology; Catholic University of Milan; Milan Italy
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