The Negative Associations Between Materialism and Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: Individual and Regional Evidence From China
The Negative Associations Between Materialism and Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: Individual and Regional Evidence From China
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唯物主义与环保态度和行为之间的负面关联：来自中国的个人和地区证据
DOI：
10.1177/0013916518811902
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发表时间：
2020-07-01
影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Xu, Yan
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作者：
Gu, Dian;Gao, Shuqing;Xu, Yan
以往的研究表明，物质主义与环境主义有关，但不稳定的发现仍然存在。为了阐明物质主义与亲环境态度和行为之间的关系，本研究提出了一些方法论问题，并提供了来自中国的个人和地区层面的证据。使用世界价值观调查和中国综合社会调查的数据，我们观察到物质主义与亲环境态度（研究1，n = 2，300;研究2，n = 3，672）和亲环境行为（研究2）呈负相关。此外，我们发现亲环境态度部分中介唯物主义和亲环境行为之间的关联在研究2。在研究3中，我们进一步寻找了更多的区域证据，我们发现越是物质主义的地区，消耗的能源就越多。结果表明，物质主义与亲环境态度和行为的减少有关。最后，我们讨论了研究结果的理论和实践意义。
Previous studies have shown that materialism is related to environmentalism, but unstable findings still exist. To clarify the relationships between materialism and pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors, the present study addressed some methodological issues and provided both individual- and regional-level evidence from China. Using data from the World Value Survey and the Chinese General Social Survey, we observed that materialism was negatively associated with pro-environmental attitudes (Study 1, n = 2,300; Study 2, n = 3,672) and pro-environmental behaviors (Study 2). Moreover, we found that pro-environmental attitudes partially mediated the association between materialism and pro-environmental behaviors in Study 2. We further searched for additional regional evidence in Study 3, and we found that the more materialistic regions are, the more energy is consumed. Results indicate that materialism is associated with decreases in pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors. We conclude with a discussion of the theoretical and practical implications of the research findings.