Understanding citizens’ environmental concern and their pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes and their influence on energy use
The analysis of the prime political ideologies that affect human behaviours and how these make people interact with their habitat is most necessary for policy making. The objective of the present research is to analyse the relationship between an individual’s political ideology and his/her environme...
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| author | J. Hidalgo-Crespo S. Coello-Pisco H. Reyes-Venegas M. Bermeo-Garay J.L. Amaya M. Soto A. Hidalgo-Crespo |
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| description | The analysis of the prime political ideologies that affect human behaviours and how these make people interact with their habitat is most necessary for policy making. The objective of the present research is to analyse the relationship between an individual’s political ideology and his/her environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes, and how these last two influences on pro-electrical consumption attitudes. To achieve the objective, we based the research on information from two surveys effectuated two years apart. A total of 3,395 household heads were interviewed (84.5% from 2019 and 15.5% from 2021). Four hypotheses were launched and only one validated through our study which proved the relationship between environmental concern and pro-electrical consumption attitudes. However, the study additionally shows a gradual decrease in environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes from centre ideology to the extreme left and right, being the values of the left-wing (extreme left and left-centre) higher than those of the right-wing (extreme right and right-centre). Additionally, a strong influence of environmental concern in pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes was found, meaning that environmental knowledge is necessary to develop greener attitudes and behaviours. These results shed light on citizens environmental policy preferences, making clear the discussion about the effects of political ideology on pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6a43011501741e0af87e932a8ecf3382022-12-22T00:42:50ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472022-06-018103109Understanding citizens’ environmental concern and their pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes and their influence on energy useJ. Hidalgo-Crespo0S. Coello-Pisco1H. Reyes-Venegas2M. Bermeo-Garay3J.L. Amaya4M. Soto5A. Hidalgo-Crespo6Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Av. Dr. Jiménez Lince y Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, 090501 Guayaquil, Ecuador; Universidade da Coruña, Facultade de Ciencias, Rúa da Fraga 10, 15008 A Coruña, Galiza, Spain; Corresponding author at: Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Av. Dr. Jiménez Lince y Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, 090501 Guayaquil, Ecuador.Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Av. Dr. Jiménez Lince y Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, 090501 Guayaquil, EcuadorUniversidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Av. Dr. Jiménez Lince y Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, 090501 Guayaquil, EcuadorUniversidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Avenida Delta, Guayaquil, EcuadorESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Ciencias de la Producción, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, EcuadorUniversidade da Coruña, Facultade de Ciencias, Rúa da Fraga 10, 15008 A Coruña, Galiza, SpainUniversidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Av. Dr. Jiménez Lince y Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, 090501 Guayaquil, EcuadorThe analysis of the prime political ideologies that affect human behaviours and how these make people interact with their habitat is most necessary for policy making. The objective of the present research is to analyse the relationship between an individual’s political ideology and his/her environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes, and how these last two influences on pro-electrical consumption attitudes. To achieve the objective, we based the research on information from two surveys effectuated two years apart. A total of 3,395 household heads were interviewed (84.5% from 2019 and 15.5% from 2021). Four hypotheses were launched and only one validated through our study which proved the relationship between environmental concern and pro-electrical consumption attitudes. However, the study additionally shows a gradual decrease in environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes from centre ideology to the extreme left and right, being the values of the left-wing (extreme left and left-centre) higher than those of the right-wing (extreme right and right-centre). Additionally, a strong influence of environmental concern in pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes was found, meaning that environmental knowledge is necessary to develop greener attitudes and behaviours. These results shed light on citizens environmental policy preferences, making clear the discussion about the effects of political ideology on pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722001160AttitudesBehavioursConcernPolitical ideologyPro-environmentalPro-electrical |
| spellingShingle | J. Hidalgo-Crespo S. Coello-Pisco H. Reyes-Venegas M. Bermeo-Garay J.L. Amaya M. Soto A. Hidalgo-Crespo Understanding citizens’ environmental concern and their pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes and their influence on energy use Energy Reports Attitudes Behaviours Concern Political ideology Pro-environmental Pro-electrical |
| title | Understanding citizens’ environmental concern and their pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes and their influence on energy use |
| title_full | Understanding citizens’ environmental concern and their pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes and their influence on energy use |
| title_fullStr | Understanding citizens’ environmental concern and their pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes and their influence on energy use |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding citizens’ environmental concern and their pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes and their influence on energy use |
| title_short | Understanding citizens’ environmental concern and their pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes and their influence on energy use |
| title_sort | understanding citizens environmental concern and their pro environmental behaviours and attitudes and their influence on energy use |
| topic | Attitudes Behaviours Concern Political ideology Pro-environmental Pro-electrical |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722001160 |
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