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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Adolescent Behavior

Background:

  • Children exhibit strong moral stances on environmental protection.
  • Developmental trajectory of environmental moralization in adolescence is understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate age-related differences in adolescent pro-environmental behavior.
  • Examine the relationship between environmental moral judgments, emotions, and behavior.
  • Identify factors influencing pro-environmentalism during adolescence.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of 325 Canadian adolescents (early, middle, late adolescence).
  • Assessed pro-environmental behaviors (e.g., energy conservation, recycling).
  • Measured moral judgments on environmental issues and emotional affinity for nature.

Main Results:

  • Older adolescents reported engaging in fewer pro-environmental behaviors.
  • Age-related decrease in pro-environmentalism was mediated by moral judgment prescriptiveness.
  • Emotional affinity for nature also mediated the effect of age on behavior.

Conclusions:

  • Pro-environmental behavior declines in older adolescence.
  • Moral judgment and emotional connection to nature are key factors in this decline.
  • Further research is needed to understand and address suppressed pro-environmentalism in adolescents.