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The progress and trend of pro-environmental behavior research: a bibliometrics-based visualization analysis
Hui Lu1, Weibo Zhang1, Beidi Diao1
1School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116 China.
Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)
|July 6, 2021
Summary
Research on pro-environmental behavior (PEB) is rapidly growing and highly multidisciplinary. Key areas include environmental cognition, emotion, and motivation, offering insights for future studies.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Psychology
- Social Sciences
- Economics
Background:
- Pro-environmental behavior (PEB) is a critical area of academic and practical interest.
- Understanding the evolution of PEB research is essential for future development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically analyze the research progress, trends, and knowledge base of PEB.
- To identify the core subject areas and evolving hotspots within PEB research.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of 1038 publications from the Web of Science core database.
- Utilized citation analysis, co-word analysis, and cluster analysis to map PEB research.
Main Results:
- PEB research is experiencing a period of rapid growth.
- The field is inherently multidisciplinary, with strong links to Psychology-Education-Social, Economics-Economic-Political, and Environmental-Toxicology-Nutrition.
- Identified seven main research hotspots, including "Environmental cognition, emotion and motivation process".
Conclusions:
- PEB research exhibits a dynamic evolution with distinct disciplinary clusters.
- The identified hotspots and structural levels provide a framework for future PEB research.
- Offers valuable theoretical and practical references for advancing the study of pro-environmental behavior.
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