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Audra Balundė1,2, Goda Perlaviciute2, Linda Steg2
1Environmental Psychology Research Centre, Institute of Psychology, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Frontiers in Psychology
|November 5, 2019
Summary
Understanding pro-environmental behavior is key for climate action. In Lithuania, general environmental considerations positively influence recycling and activism, but not driving or transport choices.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Psychology
- Sociology
- Climate Change Studies
Background:
- Global climate change necessitates understanding pro-environmental behavior drivers across diverse cultures.
- Post-socialist Lithuania shows increased commitment to pro-environmental interventions, focusing on personal costs/benefits.
- Existing research on environmental considerations (biospheric values, self-identity) and behavior is limited outside Western Europe/US.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between general environmental considerations and specific pro-environmental behaviors in Lithuania.
- To assess if biospheric values and environmental self-identity predict pro-environmental actions in a post-socialist context.
- To contribute cross-cultural evidence on the drivers of environmental behavior.
Main Methods:
- A correlational study was conducted with a convenience sample of 334 participants in Lithuania.
- Data collected likely involved surveys measuring biospheric values, environmental self-identity, and various pro-environmental behaviors.
- Statistical analyses were performed to examine the relationships between these variables.
Main Results:
- General environmental considerations were positively associated with recycling behavior in Lithuania.
- A significant positive relationship was found between general environmental considerations and environmental activism.
- No significant relationship was observed between general environmental considerations and fuel-efficient driving or sustainable transportation use.
Conclusions:
- General environmental considerations are linked to specific pro-environmental behaviors (recycling, activism) in Lithuania, extending findings beyond Western contexts.
- The findings suggest that interventions targeting general environmental considerations may be effective for promoting certain pro-environmental behaviors.
- Further research is needed to explore the boundary conditions of this relationship and intervention effectiveness in diverse cultural settings.
Keywords:
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