Ecological behavior across the lifespan: Why environmentalism increases as people grow older
Ecological behavior across the lifespan: Why environmentalism increases as people grow older
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.08.004
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发表时间：
2014-12-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Kaiser, Florian G.
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作者：
Otto, Siegmar;Kaiser, Florian G.
年龄和生态行为之间的积极关系实际上是无可质疑的，而且得到了广泛的证实。然而，文献中没有理论解释为什么人们随着生活的进步而在更高的层次上从事环境保护。然而，了解行为改变修正的起源对于学习如何有效地促进个体的生态绩效至关重要。在本研究中，我们比较了两种不同的理论解释：成熟与学习。我们使用两个相隔近十年的大样本（N = 779, N = 2317）进行评估，发现年龄与自我报告的生态行为之间的关系是由学习而不是成熟来解释的。人们接触到的与环境保护相关的信息越多，他们的生态参与就越明显。到目前为止，我们的发现是少数支持学习的研究之一，因此，（环境或社会）知识在促进个人生态绩效方面的功效。(c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
The positive relation between age and ecological behavior is virtually unchallenged and widely corroborated. Nevertheless, there is no theoretical account in the literature to explain why people engage in environmental protection at higher levels as their lives progress. However, knowing the origins of behavior change amendment in particular is crucial for learning how to effectively promote the ecological performance of individuals. In this research, we compared two alternative theoretical explanations: maturation versus learning. Using two large samples (N = 779, N = 2317) assessed almost a decade apart, we found that learning rather than maturation explained the relation between age and self-reported ecological behavior. The more exposed people are to information that deals with environmental-conservation-relevant topics, the more pronounced their ecological engagement. To date, our finding is one of the few that supports learning and, thus, the efficacy of (environmental or social) knowledge in promoting the ecological performance of individuals. (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.