RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS - WHAT FACTORS GUIDE INDIVIDUAL ACTION

被引:240
作者
AXELROD, LJ
LEHMAN, DR
机构
[1] Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1016/S0272-4944(05)80147-1
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The utility of beliefs regarding the motivational role played by three classes of outcomes in predicting environmentally-concerned behavior was examined with survey data collected from two samples-undergraduate students and community residents. The three classes of outcome desires were those related to obtaining tangible rewards, those pertaining to social acceptance, and outcomes derived from acting in accordance with one's deeply held principles. General attitudes toward the natural environment and environmental protection, issue importance, level of perceived threat, and efficacy beliefs were also measured. Multiple regression analyses indicated that desires regarding principled and social outcomes explained a significant amount of variance in behavioral reports for the student sample, whereas desires related to tangible outcomes did so with the community sample. In support of a multivariate approach to the study of environmentally-concerned behavior, threat perception, issue importance, and efficacy constructs also accounted for a significant portion of variance in behavioral reports. Theoretical and applied implications are discussed. © 1993 Academic Press Ltd.
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页码:149 / 159
页数:11
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