Seeing past the tip of your own nose? How outward and self-centred orientations could contribute to closing the green gap despite helplessness
Abstract Background The present study explored moderators of the relation between environmental concerns and pro-environmental behaviour that could help close the green gap. Methods A sample of 500 individuals (250 women) participated in the study. Apart from socio-demographic characteristics, parti...
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| author | Magdalena Adamus Jakub Šrol Vladimíra Čavojová Eva Ballová Mikušková |
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| description | Abstract Background The present study explored moderators of the relation between environmental concerns and pro-environmental behaviour that could help close the green gap. Methods A sample of 500 individuals (250 women) participated in the study. Apart from socio-demographic characteristics, participants answered questions about their environmental concerns and pro-environmental behaviour, collectivism and individualism, time orientation and emotional responses to climate change. Results Our results corroborate the view that collectivism, future orientation and prosocial tendencies may form a single component of outward orientation, while individualism and immediate orientation form self-centred orientation. Generally, outwardly oriented individuals and those less self-centred reported more pro-environmental behaviour. However, strongly self-centred individuals, even when reporting elevated helplessness, showed increased involvement in pro-environmental behaviour once their concerns were high. Conclusions The study contributes to the literature by pointing out that both outward and self-centred orientations have the potential to insulate individuals against the negative effect helplessness may have on pro-environmental behaviour. This could inform strategies that would both prompt individuals already concerned to act and arouse more concern among those who are not yet preoccupied with climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcf41797f85946de9af85a68f6f764592023-03-26T11:19:45ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832023-03-0111111410.1186/s40359-023-01128-zSeeing past the tip of your own nose? How outward and self-centred orientations could contribute to closing the green gap despite helplessnessMagdalena Adamus0Jakub Šrol1Vladimíra Čavojová2Eva Ballová Mikušková3Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of SciencesCentre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of SciencesAbstract Background The present study explored moderators of the relation between environmental concerns and pro-environmental behaviour that could help close the green gap. Methods A sample of 500 individuals (250 women) participated in the study. Apart from socio-demographic characteristics, participants answered questions about their environmental concerns and pro-environmental behaviour, collectivism and individualism, time orientation and emotional responses to climate change. Results Our results corroborate the view that collectivism, future orientation and prosocial tendencies may form a single component of outward orientation, while individualism and immediate orientation form self-centred orientation. Generally, outwardly oriented individuals and those less self-centred reported more pro-environmental behaviour. However, strongly self-centred individuals, even when reporting elevated helplessness, showed increased involvement in pro-environmental behaviour once their concerns were high. Conclusions The study contributes to the literature by pointing out that both outward and self-centred orientations have the potential to insulate individuals against the negative effect helplessness may have on pro-environmental behaviour. This could inform strategies that would both prompt individuals already concerned to act and arouse more concern among those who are not yet preoccupied with climate change.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01128-zEnvironmental concernPro-environmental behaviourGreen gapCollectivism-individualismFuture orientationProsocial tendencies |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Adamus Jakub Šrol Vladimíra Čavojová Eva Ballová Mikušková Seeing past the tip of your own nose? How outward and self-centred orientations could contribute to closing the green gap despite helplessness BMC Psychology Environmental concern Pro-environmental behaviour Green gap Collectivism-individualism Future orientation Prosocial tendencies |
| title | Seeing past the tip of your own nose? How outward and self-centred orientations could contribute to closing the green gap despite helplessness |
| title_full | Seeing past the tip of your own nose? How outward and self-centred orientations could contribute to closing the green gap despite helplessness |
| title_fullStr | Seeing past the tip of your own nose? How outward and self-centred orientations could contribute to closing the green gap despite helplessness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seeing past the tip of your own nose? How outward and self-centred orientations could contribute to closing the green gap despite helplessness |
| title_short | Seeing past the tip of your own nose? How outward and self-centred orientations could contribute to closing the green gap despite helplessness |
| title_sort | seeing past the tip of your own nose how outward and self centred orientations could contribute to closing the green gap despite helplessness |
| topic | Environmental concern Pro-environmental behaviour Green gap Collectivism-individualism Future orientation Prosocial tendencies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01128-z |
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