Don't be satisfied, identify! Strengthening positive spillover by connecting pro-environmental behaviors to an “environmentalist” label

Lacasse, Katherine

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.09.006

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“…This effect was mediated by environmental self-identity and guilt, which explained a positive and a negative spillover path, respectively (Lacasse, 2016). Thus, Lacasse's (2016) findings indicate that both positive and negative spillover occur simultaniously, butin sum -averaged out to a small spillover effect.…”

Section: Positive Spillover and Negative Spillovermentioning

confidence: 88%

“…Spillover of pro-environmental behaviour can broadly be divided in two types: positive spillover and negative spillover (Thøgersen, 1999). Positive spillover describes the positive effect a proenvironmental behaviour has on other pro-environmental behaviours (Thøgersen and Ölander, 2003) or environmental attitudes (Lacasse, 2016). This includes pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes in a different context or at a different time point, and may be triggered by a behaviour change intervention or occur organically.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…An example could be a situation when a person's decision to switch to organic food might lead subsequently to an increase in their water consumption. Some studies suggest that positive and negative spillover may occur simultaniously (Klöckner et al, 2013;Lacasse, 2016), which leads to an observed 'no net' spillover, that is when positive and negative spillover average out. For instance, a recent study by Lacasse (2016) found that when people are reminded of their past pro-environmental behaviours a very small total spillover effect occurred.…”

Section: Positive Spillover and Negative Spillovermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some studies suggest that positive and negative spillover may occur simultaniously (Klöckner et al, 2013;Lacasse, 2016), which leads to an observed 'no net' spillover, that is when positive and negative spillover average out. For instance, a recent study by Lacasse (2016) found that when people are reminded of their past pro-environmental behaviours a very small total spillover effect occurred. This effect was mediated by environmental self-identity and guilt, which explained a positive and a negative spillover path, respectively (Lacasse, 2016).…”

Section: Positive Spillover and Negative Spillovermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, a recent study by Lacasse (2016) found that when people are reminded of their past pro-environmental behaviours a very small total spillover effect occurred. This effect was mediated by environmental self-identity and guilt, which explained a positive and a negative spillover path, respectively (Lacasse, 2016). Thus, Lacasse's (2016) findings indicate that both positive and negative spillover occur simultaniously, butin sum -averaged out to a small spillover effect.…”

Section: Positive Spillover and Negative Spillovermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spillover of pro-environmental behaviour

Verfuerth¹,

Gregory‐Smith²

2018

Research Handbook on Employee Pro-Environmental Behaviour

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Introduction to the spillover effectThe aim of this chapter is threefold. Firstly, the chapter aims to introduce the term 'spillover' and its different conceptualisation, as well as providing an overview of current research developments. This chapter will overall provide the reader both a broad understanding of the different concepts of the spillover effect alongside its implications for environmentally friendy behaviours in the workplace.Secondly, the chapter aims to give an overview of underlying factors that influence spillover and a discussion of how the spillover effects might influence social marketing campaigns and behavioural change programmes that promote pro-environmental behaviours in organisations. Finally, the chapter aims to assess the methodological approaches used to investigate spillover effects, inclusive of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods.The psychological concept of spillover could be simply understood as the flow and propulsion of cognitive thoughts, emotions or actions from one area to another. In relation to the latter aspect, Nillson et al. (2016: 1) consider that "the spillover effect proposes that engaging in one behavior affects the probability of engagement or disengaging in a second behaviour". The idea of the spillover effect is not new and has been applied in a number of areas such as knowledge (Acs et al., 2009), emotional conflicts between the workplace and the family (Grunberg et al., 1998; Westman, 2002) and health behaviour (Dolan and Galizzi, 2014). More recently, research in the fields of ethical marketing and environmental psychology has been investigating the spillover phenomenon in the context of sustainable lifestyles; here an increasing interest in understanding secondary behaviour Cognitive dissonance and self-perception theoryAccording to cognitive dissonance theory (Festinger, 1957) people experience discomfort when holding two contrasting cognitions and are motivated to reduce the psychological uneasiness they experience. This can be achieved in a number of ways, including changing attitudes, behaviours, externalising responsibility or reducing the importance of dissonant elements (Gregory-Smith et al., 2013). In the pro-environmental context, this means a person holding pro-environmental views but acting unsustainably will experience a psychological discomfort. This may be reduced by acting in an environmentally-friendly way (Thøgersen, 2004). Therefore, the need for consistency might lead to positive spillover between environmentally-friendly behaviours and between settings. Inconsistent

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Section: Positive Spillover and Negative Spillovermentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Positive Spillover and Negative Spillovermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Positive Spillover and Negative Spillovermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Positive Spillover and Negative Spillovermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Positive Spillover and Negative Spillovermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spillover of pro-environmental behaviour

Verfuerth¹,

Gregory‐Smith²

2018

Research Handbook on Employee Pro-Environmental Behaviour

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Climate‐relevant behavioral spillover and the potential contribution of social practice theory

Nash

Whitmarsh

Capstick

et al. 2017

WIREs Climate Change

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154

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Urgent and radical transition to lower-carbon forms of society is imperative to limit current and future climate change impacts. Behavioral spillover theory offers a way to catalyze broad lifestyle change from one behavior to another in ways that generate greater impacts than piecemeal interventions. Despite growing policy and research attention, the evidence for behavioral spillover and the processes driving the phenomenon are unclear. The literature is split between studies that provide evidence for positive spillover effects (where an intervention targeting an environmentally conscious behavior leads to an increase in another functionally related behavior) and negative spillover effects (where an intervention targeting an environmentally conscious behavior leads to a decrease in another functionally related behavior). In summarizing findings, particular attention is given to the implications for climate-relevant behaviors. While few examples of climate-relevant behavioral spillover exist, studies do report positive and negative spillovers to other actions, as well as spillovers from behavior to support for climate change policy. There is also some evidence that easier behaviors can lead to more committed actions. The potential contribution of social practice theory to understanding spillover is discussed, identifying three novel pathways to behavioral spillover: via carriers of practices, materiality, and through relationships between practices within wider systems of practice. In considering future research directions, the relatively neglected role of social norms is discussed as a means to generate the momentum required for substantial lifestyle change and as a way of circumventing obstructive and intransigent climate change beliefs

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Energy Prosumers’ Spillovers and the Policy Effect: Comparing Two Alpine Valleys in Styria and South Tyrol

Braito

2022

Alpine Landgesellschaften Zwischen Urbanisierung Und Globalisierung

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The article identifies and compares spillover effects of prosumers (electricity producers and consumers) in different incentive regimes. Prosumers are expected to reduce their energy consumption and increase their environmentally friendly behavior. Such spillover effects are promising for sustainability initiatives – however, researchers have not demonstrated these behavioral effects consistently. I hypothesize that these inconsistent results are related to how households were induced to become prosumers in the first place. To test this hypothesis, prosumers and non-prosumers of different incentive regimes are compared. Statistics show that monetary incentives can lead to adverse spillover effects and that collective prosumers generate the strongest positive spillovers. Results encourage sustainability initiatives to offset financial benefits to promote sustainable lifestyles.

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Don't be satisfied, identify! Strengthening positive spillover by connecting pro-environmental behaviors to an “environmentalist” label

Cited by 118 publications

References 42 publications

Spillover of pro-environmental behaviour

Spillover of pro-environmental behaviour

Climate‐relevant behavioral spillover and the potential contribution of social practice theory

Energy Prosumers’ Spillovers and the Policy Effect: Comparing Two Alpine Valleys in Styria and South Tyrol

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