Linking Subjective Wellbeing and Pro-environmental Behaviour: A Multidimensional Approach

Expanding internet connectivity to rural areas requires a comprehensive understanding of the influence path among internet usage, subjective well-being (SWB), and environmentally friendly agricultural practices (EAPs) of farmers. This study aimed to analyze the direct and indirect effects of internet use by employing structural equation modeling. Farmers with improved internet access adopted more EAPs, resulting in output loss (EAPOs) and increased time investment (EAPTs). However, increased internet function utilization negatively affected EAPs involving additional expenses (EAPEs). Although SWB increased EAP engagement, income satisfaction could decrease EAPEs and EAPTs. The impact of internet use on SWB initially increased but later declined with increased internet usage, indirectly affecting EAPs. This may strengthen the positive total effect or alleviate the negative total effect. Young individuals, higher-income households, educated individuals, and members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) were more inclined to adopt EAPs, as they helped mitigate the adverse influence of negative online information and enhance overall well-being. Consequently, it is imperative to provide internet usage education and training, utilize more internet features, including e-commerce or microcredit, to incentivize EAP adoption, address and alleviate negative emotions from the internet promptly, prioritize providing education to young rural residents, and empower CPC members in advocating for sustainable practices.

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“…Improved SWB is an important stimulus for EAP adoption [8,25,26]. SWB comprises evaluative, hedonic, and eudaimonic components [27].…”

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Internet Use, Subjective Well-Being, and Environmentally Friendly Practices in Rural China: An Empirical Analysis

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“…Recently, there has been increasing evidence in the scientific literature that individuals with a pro-environmental attitude usually have higher levels of well-being [1,2,4,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. As argued by Capstick et al [4], it is important to recognize the broader range of proenvironmental attitudes and behaviour benefits for well-being, encompassing both the private sphere (e.g., saving energy at home) and the public sphere (e.g., immaterial benefits through civic engagement).…”

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“…Besides the personal satisfaction due to pro-environmental behaviour, it can also indirectly lead to an increase in well-being due to the positive effects of physical activity (e.g., walking and cycling instead of driving a car) and the joy of saving money. In this context, Krekel and Prati [10] perceive a win-win situation for the environment and individuals engaging in pro-environmental behaviour, and Ibáñez-Rueda and Wanden-Berghe [8] recognize the operation of theory of the double dividend. Welsch and Kühling [14] note that from the perspective of economic psychology, pro-ecological consumer choices are more beneficial to the individual because they are more in line with the principles of utility maximization than high-consumption lifestyles.…”

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“…As many researchers [10,14,17] point out, pro-environmental awareness and altruistic behaviour often create meaning in personal life, leading to greater feelings of happiness. Kittiprapas [18] in this context uses the definition "happiness derived from preserving their environment".…”

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“…As Iriarte [31] states, the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals creates prerequisites for not only solving social, economic, and environmental development issues, but also contributing to happiness and subjective well-being. However, if there is also an inverse relationship and subjective well-being promotes pro-environmental behaviour, it is the argument for policy makers to focus more on subjective well-being [10].…”

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The Interrelationship between Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Subjective Well-Being: The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries

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Staugaitis,

Vaznonienė

2024

Sustainability

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Scientists and policy makers more often point out that pro-environmental attitudes and behaviour are related to subjective well-being, but there is a lack of deep scientific insights, as well as possible measure analysis, which would promote pro-environmental behaviour but, at the same time, lead to higher subjective well-being. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between pro-environmental attitudes, concerns about climate change, and subjective well-being in Central and Eastern European countries. This study employs descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis to identify subjective well-being predictors in the case of Central and Eastern European countries. This study uses data from European Social Survey (ESS) rounds 4–10, and includes questions on pro-environmental attitudes, climate change cognition, orientation towards materialistic values, and households’ total net income. The conducted research revealed that pro-environmental attitudes were related to higher levels of subjective well-being in different ESS rounds in many Central and Eastern European countries. In addition, there is some evidence that the relationship between pro-environmental attitudes and subjective well-being is weaker among individuals who are more oriented towards materialistic values. According to the results of this study, policy makers should develop policies that not only address environmental problems but also contribute to subjective well-being.

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Impact of AMO Enhancing HR Practices in Private Higher Education Institutions on Academicians’ Wellbeing: A Conceptual Paper

Sarah Saad

2023

IJARBSS

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Employees wellbeing is critical to organizational performance and sustainability. Similarly, understanding how human resource (HR) practices influence employee wellbeing is a crucial aspect of organizational management. The heightened competition among private higher education institutions, increasing workloads and conflicting roles demands have led to burnout, fatigue and declining health among academicians. Despite these, academicians are expected to continuously uphold their tutelary role in society. Thus, it is crucial to ensure that academicians can continue to flourish in their role through quality worklife and wellbeing. This conceptual paper proposed a framework based on the AMO Theory to examine the impact of HR practices on academician's wellbeing and determining whether organizational identification will mediate the relationship. Questionnaires grounded on previous research and adapted to suit the study context will be distributed to lecturers in thirty-seven private higher education institutions in Klang Valley using convenience sampling to gather data on how the ability, motivation and opportunity enhancing HR practices influence the physical, psychological, and social well-being of academicians. Based on literature, it is hypothesized that there is a significant relationship between HR practices and employee wellbeing and the relationship will be mediated by organizational identification. This study enable university management to focus and invest in the right practices impacting wellness at the workplace to further promote the wellbeing of academicians.

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Linking Subjective Wellbeing and Pro-environmental Behaviour: A Multidimensional Approach

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Internet Use, Subjective Well-Being, and Environmentally Friendly Practices in Rural China: An Empirical Analysis

Internet Use, Subjective Well-Being, and Environmentally Friendly Practices in Rural China: An Empirical Analysis

The Interrelationship between Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Subjective Well-Being: The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries

Impact of AMO Enhancing HR Practices in Private Higher Education Institutions on Academicians’ Wellbeing: A Conceptual Paper

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