The relationship between materialistic values and environmental attitudes and behaviors: A meta-analysis

Hurst, Megan; Dittmar, Helga; Bond, Rod; Kasser, Tim

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.09.003

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“…They also relate to findings of Brown and Kasser (2005) that people who live a life of voluntary simplicity exhibit more environmentally responsible behaviours, and a meta-analysis by Hurst et al (2013) that found a negative correlation between materialistic values and environmentally responsible behaviours. This would seem to suggest that encouraging climate change mitigation action would be easier in a society that does not also promote and celebrate conspicuous consumption, but instead values frugality.…”

Section: Values Of Respondentsmentioning

confidence: 77%

People and Planet: Values, Motivations and Formative Influences of Individuals Acting to Mitigate Climate Change

Howell¹,

Allen²

2017

Environmental Values

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Section: Values Of Respondentsmentioning

confidence: 77%

People and Planet: Values, Motivations and Formative Influences of Individuals Acting to Mitigate Climate Change

Howell¹,

Allen²

2017

Environmental Values

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“…Different levels of intensity have also been identified, ranging from 'downshifters' who make superficial or piecemeal changes (e.g., buying goods with simple designs; more home-oriented); through 'strong simplifiers' who attempt to redress a perceived imbalance between money and time (e.g., reducing working hours to pursue more personally fulfilling activities); to 'holistic simplifiers' who adopt a 'simple living' philosophy underpinned by social, ethical and environmental values (Etzioni, 1998;1999). This research appears to indicate that the more intense (and often difficult) forms of voluntary simplicity are driven more by pro-environmental or pro-social values than by self-interest (Hurst et al, 2013). Likewise, other studies affirm the role of value-based considerations in more demanding pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs; Howell, 2013;Buchs, 2016).…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The relative importance of psychological variables (e.g., identity, values) and such contextual factors (e.g., income) in predicting low-consumption lifestyles has been little explored, but is a central focus of the present research. Furthermore, very little cross-cultural research has been conducted on material reduction behaviours, or indeed pro-environmental behaviours in general (Hurst et al, 2013). Some research suggests that, despite differences in levels of material consumption across cultures, the importance of consumption as a marker of social status remains stable (Eastman et al, 1997).…”

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Who is reducing their material consumption and why? A cross-cultural analysis of dematerialization behaviours

Whitmarsh

Capstick

Nash

2017

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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SummaryThe environmental and economic imperatives to dematerialise economies, or 'do more with less', have been established for some years. Yet, to date little is known about the personal drivers associated with dematerialising. This paper explores the prevalence and profile of those who are taking action to reduce consumption in different cultural contexts (UK and Brazil) and considers influences on dematerialisation behaviours. We find exemplar behaviours (avoiding buying new things and avoiding packaging) are far less common than archetypal environmental behaviours (e.g., recycling), but also that cultural context is important (Brazilians are more likely to reduce their material consumption than people in the UK). We also find the two dematerialisation behaviours are associated with different pro-environmental actions (more radical action versus green consumption, respectively); and have distinct, but overlapping, psychological (e.g., identity) and socio-demographic (e.g., education) predictors. Comparing a more traditional valueidentity model of pro-environmental behaviour with a motivation-based (self-determination) model, we find the latter explains somewhat more variance than the former. However, overall little variance is explained, suggesting that additional factors at the personal and structural levels are important for determining these consumption behaviours. We conclude by outlining policy implications and avenues for further research.

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“…From the field of environmental psychology, the first meta-analysis of research to assess for the relationship between materialism and environmental outcomes showed materialism negatively linked to pro-environmental attitudes, and a similar association between environmental attitudes and behaviors (Hurst et al 2013). …”

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Understanding the conflicting values associated with motorized recreation in protected areas

Jones

Newsome

Macbeth

2015

Ambio

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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Parks Congress in 2014 reported that the quality of management of protected areas is crucial in halting the loss of the world's biodiversity and meeting global environmental challenges. However, increasingly high-impact activities, including motorized recreation are occurring in protected areas such as national parks, creating an ongoing clash of values and further compromising protected area management. This paper discusses the values of protected areas in the context of increasingly high-impact motorized usage, the impact of divergent values placed on green spaces such as national parks, and perceptions about these spaces. Given the changing global context of this millennium, and increasing populations requiring space for high-impact activities including motorized recreation, rethinking recreation in protected areas is needed. A protected area classification to accommodate high-impact activities away from vulnerable natural areas may assist in maintaining protected area quality.

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The relationship between materialistic values and environmental attitudes and behaviors: A meta-analysis

Cited by 286 publications

References 72 publications

People and Planet: Values, Motivations and Formative Influences of Individuals Acting to Mitigate Climate Change

People and Planet: Values, Motivations and Formative Influences of Individuals Acting to Mitigate Climate Change

Who is reducing their material consumption and why? A cross-cultural analysis of dematerialization behaviours

Understanding the conflicting values associated with motorized recreation in protected areas

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