Who feels a greater environmental risk? Women, younger adults and pro-environmentally friendly people express higher concerns about a set of environmental exposures

Engagement with Nature and the Home Environment: Wellbeing and Proenvironmental Behavior among Irish and Italian University Students during the COVID-19 Emergency

“…Finally, our findings point to some sociodemographic differences in the level of proenvironmental behavior, particularly among Italian students. In line with previous research [29,30], we found women to be more likely to engage in proconservation behavior. This effect has been related to gender role socialization and the tendency of women to engage in civic and volunteering activities in line with nurturing and caregiving gender expectations [31,32].…”

Engagement with Nature and the Home Environment: Wellbeing and Proenvironmental Behavior among Irish and Italian University Students during the COVID-19 Emergency

“…Finally, our findings point to some sociodemographic differences in the level of proenvironmental behavior, particularly among Italian students. In line with previous research [29,30], we found women to be more likely to engage in proconservation behavior. This effect has been related to gender role socialization and the tendency of women to engage in civic and volunteering activities in line with nurturing and caregiving gender expectations [31,32].…”

Consumer Behaviour in a Circular System – How Values Promote and Hinder the Participation of Young Adults in the Swedish Deposit-Refund System for Beverage Packaging

“…In these kinds of settings, behaving in an environmentally friendly way may also be associated with positive emotional values; doing something good for the environment makes an individual feel good about themselves. These results support the findings of Subiza-Perez et al [39], in that altruistic values are generally not shared in sustainable consumption behaviour. The young adults in the study are mostly driven by selfish behaviour, which supports the concept of classical utility maximisation.…”

Fostering energy communities’ engagement: the role of empowerment and hedonic motivations

“…The results confirm that hedonic motivations such as joy and curiosity, along with empowerment, remain central, while demographic factors indicate potential barriers. The results indicate that women show greater emotional connection and perceive more value in participating in energy communities, aligning with prior findings that women often express higher environmental concern and community orientation (Subiza-Pérez et al, 2020). Age appears to play a dual role: older respondents show greater curiosity and control but lower intention and immersion, possibly due to perceived complexity or lower long-term incentives.…”

Engagement with Nature and the Home Environment: Wellbeing and Proenvironmental Behavior among Irish and Italian University Students during the COVID-19 Emergency

“…Finally, our findings point to some sociodemographic differences in the level of proenvironmental behavior, particularly among Italian students. In line with previous research [29,30], we found women to be more likely to engage in proconservation behavior. This effect has been related to gender role socialization and the tendency of women to engage in civic and volunteering activities in line with nurturing and caregiving gender expectations [31,32].…”

Consumer Behaviour in a Circular System – How Values Promote and Hinder the Participation of Young Adults in the Swedish Deposit-Refund System for Beverage Packaging

“…In these kinds of settings, behaving in an environmentally friendly way may also be associated with positive emotional values; doing something good for the environment makes an individual feel good about themselves. These results support the findings of Subiza-Perez et al [39], in that altruistic values are generally not shared in sustainable consumption behaviour. The young adults in the study are mostly driven by selfish behaviour, which supports the concept of classical utility maximisation.…”

Fostering energy communities’ engagement: the role of empowerment and hedonic motivations

“…The results confirm that hedonic motivations such as joy and curiosity, along with empowerment, remain central, while demographic factors indicate potential barriers. The results indicate that women show greater emotional connection and perceive more value in participating in energy communities, aligning with prior findings that women often express higher environmental concern and community orientation (Subiza-Pérez et al, 2020). Age appears to play a dual role: older respondents show greater curiosity and control but lower intention and immersion, possibly due to perceived complexity or lower long-term incentives.…”

Engagement with Nature and the Home Environment: Wellbeing and Proenvironmental Behavior among Irish and Italian University Students during the COVID-19 Emergency

“…Finally, our findings point to some sociodemographic differences in the level of proenvironmental behavior, particularly among Italian students. In line with previous research [29,30], we found women to be more likely to engage in proconservation behavior. This effect has been related to gender role socialization and the tendency of women to engage in civic and volunteering activities in line with nurturing and caregiving gender expectations [31,32].…”

Consumer Behaviour in a Circular System – How Values Promote and Hinder the Participation of Young Adults in the Swedish Deposit-Refund System for Beverage Packaging

“…In these kinds of settings, behaving in an environmentally friendly way may also be associated with positive emotional values; doing something good for the environment makes an individual feel good about themselves. These results support the findings of Subiza-Perez et al [39], in that altruistic values are generally not shared in sustainable consumption behaviour. The young adults in the study are mostly driven by selfish behaviour, which supports the concept of classical utility maximisation.…”

Fostering energy communities’ engagement: the role of empowerment and hedonic motivations

“…The results confirm that hedonic motivations such as joy and curiosity, along with empowerment, remain central, while demographic factors indicate potential barriers. The results indicate that women show greater emotional connection and perceive more value in participating in energy communities, aligning with prior findings that women often express higher environmental concern and community orientation (Subiza-Pérez et al, 2020). Age appears to play a dual role: older respondents show greater curiosity and control but lower intention and immersion, possibly due to perceived complexity or lower long-term incentives.…”