A re-assessment of factors associated with environmental concern and behavior using the 2010 General Social Survey

Newman, Todd P.; Fernandes, Ronald

doi:10.1080/13504622.2014.999227

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“…Recently, Newman and Fernandes [37] confirmed previous research results on pro-environmental behaviour that found relationships between situational factors and environmental attitudes, values and beliefs. Heeren et al [38] studied the relationship between sustainability knowledge and pro-environmental behaviour (with sustainability also accounting for social issues).…”

Section: Relationships Between Factors Predicting Sustainable Behavioursupporting

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Examining the Relationships between Factors Influencing Environmental Behaviour among University Students

2018

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Education for sustainability may be seen as consisting of four dimensions: sensitivity and attitudes toward the environment, awareness and knowledge of the environment, environmentally friendly actions and participation. A questionnaire was drawn up which includes statements concerning all these dimensions and it was filled out by 674 university students from different majors. Data were analysed statistically and a structural equation model was formed. Results indicate that sensitivity toward or awareness of nature is the basis for the enjoyment of nature. The enjoyment of nature is directly positively related to the intention of support pro-environmental activity and to environmental knowledge. Furthermore, it has a mediational effect on ecological knowledge, concern, or the belief of human dominance over nature. Students who possess global concerns do not accept human dominance and this is related to the intent to support environmental activities. Students were found to form groups: “Sorters.” “Occasional actors” and “Resource savers.” Compared to prior research, due to the additional items concerning environmental sensitivity and awareness in our instrument, we were able to uncover the importance of sensitivity to the enjoyment of nature in the complex model of the relationships between awareness, attitudes, knowledge, concerns and intentions. Ecological knowledge leads to global concerns and, therefore, it should be promoted through science education.

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“…Awareness of the environment, represented by 'Enjoyment of Nature,' related to pro-environmental behaviour through direct relation intention (cf. [37]). However, awareness was associated with intention and, through several connections, finally to behaviour; the relationship is complex.…”

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“…This communication stresses the importance of research on and application of behavioural insights in environmental policymaking. For an effective shift in sustainable household behaviour, policies need to consider psychological factors in addition to technological, financial, and information barriers (e.g., Amel et al 2017;Newman and Fernandes 2016). Governments and institutions increasingly follow up on this (e.g., Grimmelikhuijsen et al 2017;Halpern 2015).…”

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The Hassle Factor as a Psychological Barrier to a Green Home

2019

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In order to reach climate goals, policymakers stimulate homeowners to invest in sustainable measures in and around their house. Unfortunately, however, the number of green home measures lacks behind. This article introduces perceived hassle as an important reason for this shortfall. It is claimed that homeowners perceive hassle during different stages of their (customer) journey towards a green home; the awareness stage, the consideration stage, and the decision stage. It is further theorized that people delay taking green home measures in order to avoid the anticipated stress caused by the accumulation of these hassles. Exploring the hassle factor as a psychological barrier to a green home can advance the successful implementation of policies that stimulate sustainable housing. On the one hand, our insights can help homeowners to overcome their obstacles to invest in green measures. On the other hand, they can help policymakers to improve their policies. It suggests de-hassling policy interventions and discusses their effectiveness.

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“…Carman 1998) and there are also studies showing that people with more years of schooling are more likely to show environmental support on some measures but not on others (Newman and Fernandes 2015). In addition, recent studies have found that college students after one semester of studies in economics, law or political science do not feel more personal responsibility for protecting the environment, rather, if anything, the results indicate a slight decrease in ascribed personal responsibility for environmental protection (Harring and Jagers 2015.…”

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The Effects of Higher Education in Economics, Law and Political Science on Perceptions of Responsibility and Sustainability

Harring

Lundholm

Torbjörnsson

2016

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Problems of environmental degradation are often conceptualized in terms of collective action dilemmas, and imply an increased demand for coordination and steering by public authorities. Social science is struggling with understanding how attitudes to collective action dilemmas and state intervention actually are formed. In the literature on environmental attitude formation, education is often claimed to be an important factor. It is argued for example that people with university degrees develop certain values essential for beliefs about personal responsibility and concern for the environment. Still there are a number of questions unanswered. For example, we know little about the effects of different educational programs. In this study we test the hypotheses by using a unique longitudinal data set based on surveys distributed to students in economics, law, and political science at seven universities in Sweden. Our results show a slight decrease in ascribed personal responsibility for environmental protection among the students after one semester. Instead, students ascribe an increased responsibility to various institutions and actors.

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A re-assessment of factors associated with environmental concern and behavior using the 2010 General Social Survey

Cited by 63 publications

References 35 publications

Examining the Relationships between Factors Influencing Environmental Behaviour among University Students

Examining the Relationships between Factors Influencing Environmental Behaviour among University Students

The Hassle Factor as a Psychological Barrier to a Green Home

The Effects of Higher Education in Economics, Law and Political Science on Perceptions of Responsibility and Sustainability

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