Pride and guilt predict pro-environmental behavior: A meta-analysis of correlational and experimental evidence

Shipley, Nathan J.; Riper, Carena J. van

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101753

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“…For example, Shipley and van Riper (2022) show that pride and guilt predict pro-environmental behavior; a reanalysis with RoBMA comes to the same conclusion for both experimental and correlational studies with no evidence of bias in either of the domains or study types.…”

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confidence: 75%

Adjusting for Publication Bias Reveals That Evidence for and Size of Construal Level Theory Effects is Substantially Overestimated

Maier¹,

Bartoš²,

Oh³

et al. 2022

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Construal Level Theory (CLT) is one of the most foundational theories in social cognition. However, the few replication studies available indicate a mixed pattern regarding the evidence supporting this theory. This article assesses the credibility of CLT more widely by using publication bias correction techniques on published studies in the CLT literature. First, we reanalyse the largest and most recent meta-analysis on CLT using a `RoBMA (robust Bayesian meta-analysis) multiverse' approach with 12 different model specifications. We find strong evidence for publication bias across all 12 models, which has inflated previous effect size estimates. Moreover, the majority of these model specifications show evidence against CLT effects. Second, we conduct a quantitative assessment of evidence in more recent studies on CLT using z-curve, which indicates a strong mismatch between observed and expected discovery rates. These analyses call the evidence underlying CLT into question and highlight the pressing need for replications in the form of high-powered registered reports.

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Section: Motivation For the Current Researchmentioning

confidence: 75%

Adjusting for Publication Bias Reveals That Evidence for and Size of Construal Level Theory Effects is Substantially Overestimated

Maier¹,

Bartoš²,

Oh³

et al. 2022

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“…When forming the hypotheses, we coined these emotions, along with climate anger, enthusiasm, anxiety, and sorrow, "pro-climate emotions" because in our exploratory research (Marczak et al, 2022;Zaremba et al, 2022), and in the existing literature (e.g. Schneider et al, 2021;Shipley & van Riper, 2022;Stanley et al, 2021;Wullenkord et al, 2021), they were associated with pro-climate engagement. The results of correlational analyses in Study 2 suggest, however, that the links between proenvironmental attitudes and climate guilt and isolation might be more ambiguous.…”

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“…With regards to climate change concern, we expected that more climate change concerned people would score significantly higher than people declaring less concern about this issue on what we termed "pro-climate emotions", i.e. emotions that in previous studies were related to pro-climate engagement: climate anger, climate enthusiasm, climate sorrow, climate anxiety, climate guilt and climate isolation (Marczak et al, 2022;Schneider et al, 2021;Shipley & van Riper, 2022;Stanley et al, 2021;Wullenkord et al, 2021). We also expected them to score lower on climate contempt, which we assumed to be an "anti-climate" emotion, i.e.…”

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“…Based on the existing literature (e.g. Schneider et al, 2021;Shipley & van Riper, 2022;Stanley et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2018;Wullenkord et al, 2021), we expected that the experience of pro-climate emotions such as climate anger, enthusiasm, anxiety, sorrow, and guilt would be related to stronger engagement in climate change mitigation. Concurrently, we assumed that climate contempt would be negatively related to climate change mitigation.…”

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Beyond Climate Anxiety: Development and Validation of the Inventory of Climate Emotions (ICE): a Measure of Multiple Emotions Experienced in Relation to Climate Change

Marczak¹,

Wierzba²,

Zaremba³

et al. 2022

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There is a growing research interest in the affective aspects of climate change and their links with pro-climate engagement as well as with health and wellbeing. Yet, psychometrically valid instruments assessing the wide panorama of climate change emotions are limited. Here, we report on the development and validation of the Inventory of Climate Emotions (ICE), a self-report measure of multiple emotions experienced in relation to climate change. Based on qualitative exploration, literature review, along with expert and target population content validation, we formulated a large initial item pool. High psychometric quality of the ICE was secured in three quantitative studies conducted in samples from the general population in Poland. In Study 1, based on exploratory factor analysis, we indicate that the emotional experience of climate change can be viably captured by 8 underlying factors: anger, contempt, enthusiasm, powerlessness, guilt, isolation, anxiety, and sorrow. This structure was corroborated in Study 2 with confirmatory factor analysis on an independent sample. In Study 3, we estimated the repeatability of the ICE scores demonstrating that the ICE assesses moderately stable affective dispositions. Across studies, we provided evidence for the reliability and validity of the ICE in terms of internal consistency of the scales and convergent, discriminant and concurrent validity. We also showed the functionality of the ICE in the context of climate change mitigation and mental health. The ICE provides a novel integrative approach to climate change emotions, and it can be used to further the understanding of the complex role of emotions in planetary health.

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“…In direct comparison, pride and guilt were both significantly related to pro-environmental behavior and intention to engage in pro-environmental behavior. Shipley and van Riper (2022) found that anticipated pride and guilt had equal effects on pro-environmental behavior, but that experienced guilt had stronger effects on pro-environmental behavior than experienced pride. However, negative emotions must be dealt with consciously, as they result in aversive action tendencies.…”

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confidence: 89%

Predicting Pro-environmental Intention and Behavior Based on Justice Sensitivity, Moral Disengagement, and Moral Emotions – Results of Two Quota-Sampling Surveys

2022

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The effects of climate change lead to increasing social injustice and hence justice is intrinsically linked to a socio-ecological transformation. In this study, we investigate whether justice sensitivity motivates pro-environmental intention (PEI) and behavior (PEB) and, if so, to what extent emotions and moral disengagement determine this process. For this purpose, we conducted two quota-sampling surveys (Study 1: N = 174, Study 2: N = 880). Multiple regression analyses in both studies suggest that a higher perception of injustice from a perpetrator’s, beneficiary’s, and observer’s perspective is associated with an increased PEI. However, moral disengagement best predicted PEB and PEI. Guilt and authentic pride were found to be emotional predictors of PEI. Additionally, mediation analyses demonstrated that guilt mediates the connection between both perpetrator and beneficiary sensitivity and PEI. These results suggest that when the predominant originators of climate change (i.e., individuals from industrialized countries) perceive global climate injustice from the perspective of a beneficiary or a perpetrator, they experience guilt and have a higher PEI. Based on this mechanism, it seems promising to render global injustice more salient to those responsible for activities that lead to climate change to motivate them to adapt their behavior. The role of moral disengagement and victim sensitivity as barriers to pro-environmental behavior is discussed in this context.

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Pride and guilt predict pro-environmental behavior: A meta-analysis of correlational and experimental evidence

Cited by 81 publications

References 43 publications

Adjusting for Publication Bias Reveals That Evidence for and Size of Construal Level Theory Effects is Substantially Overestimated

Adjusting for Publication Bias Reveals That Evidence for and Size of Construal Level Theory Effects is Substantially Overestimated

Beyond Climate Anxiety: Development and Validation of the Inventory of Climate Emotions (ICE): a Measure of Multiple Emotions Experienced in Relation to Climate Change

Predicting Pro-environmental Intention and Behavior Based on Justice Sensitivity, Moral Disengagement, and Moral Emotions – Results of Two Quota-Sampling Surveys

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