Good Intents, but Low Impacts: Diverging Importance of Motivational and Socioeconomic Determinants Explaining Pro-Environmental Behavior, Energy Use, and Carbon Footprint
Good Intents, but Low Impacts: Diverging Importance of Motivational and Socioeconomic Determinants Explaining Pro-Environmental Behavior, Energy Use, and Carbon Footprint
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意图良好，但影响较小：解释环保行为、能源使用和碳足迹的动机和社会经济决定因素的不同重要性
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2018
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S. Kleinhückelkotten
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Stephanie Moser;S. Kleinhückelkotten
早期的研究已经得出了相互矛盾的结果，主要驱动环境显著的行为。意向导向研究强调动机方面的重要性，而影响导向研究则关注人的社会经济地位。在本研究中，我们探讨了亲环境立场在这两种研究视角下的分化作用。来自德国一项调查（N = 1,012）的数据能够评估人均能源使用、个人碳足迹（影响相关措施）、亲环境行为（意图相关措施）以及环境影响和意图不同的行为指标。回归分析显示，环境自我同一性是亲环境行为的主要预测因子；然而，环境自我认同在预测实际环境影响方面的作用并不明确。相反，人们的收入水平最能预测环境影响。我们的研究结果表明，具有高度亲环境自我认同的个体倾向于以对生态负责的方式行事，但他们通常强调具有相对较小生态效益的行为。
Earlier research has yielded contradictory results as to the main drivers of environmentally significant behavior. Intent-oriented research has stressed the importance of motivational aspects, while impact-oriented research has drawn attention to people’s socioeconomic status. In this study, we investigated the diverging role of a pro-environmental stance under these two research perspectives. Data from a German survey (N = 1,012) enabled assessment of per capita energy use, and individual carbon footprints (impact-related measures), pro-environmental behavior (an intent-related measure), and behavior indicators varying in environmental impact and intent. Regression analyses revealed people’s environmental self-identity to be the main predictor of pro-environmental behavior; however, environmental self-identity played an ambiguous role in predicting actual environmental impacts. Instead, environmental impacts were best predicted by people’s income level. Our results show that individuals with high pro-environmental self-identity intend to behave in an ecologically responsible way, but they typically emphasize actions that have relatively small ecological benefits.