Self-construals and environmental values in 55 cultures

Is happiness possible in a degrowth society?

“…One recent review has suggested that reducing an excessive focus on the individual self is one effective way to achieve happiness within material constraints (Elf et al, 2022). In the context of degrowth for environmental sustainability, other studies also reported associations of an excessive focus on the individual self with less frequent pro-environmental attitudes and behavior and with greater environmental impacts (Komatsu et al, 2019(Komatsu et al, , 2021(Komatsu et al, , 2022Duff et al, 2022). This latter finding might partly explain why Japan as a whole, and despite the lack of strong government control, reduced its environmental impacts in the same time span (see also Supplementary Text S1).…”

New Ecological Paradigm and third culture kids: Multicultural identity configurations, global mindset and values as predictors of environmental worldviews

“…The present research drew from the notion that culture and identity predict the development of pro‐environmental attitudes (Brieger, 2018; Duff et al, 2022; Schultz et al, 2000). Consequently, we aimed to assess the predictive effect of multicultural identity configurations on ecocentrism and anthropocentrism, mediating roles of value dimensions and global mindset for non‐Western TCKs with multiple outcomes.…”

“…Brieger (2018) highlighted the impact of collective identity and cultural context on pro-environmental attitudes and proposed framing the sustainability and pro-ecological engagement within identity discourse. A similar approach was proposed by Duff et al (2022) in a recent study on the effect of self-construals on environmentalism. Hence, multicultural identity might drive TCKs' general attitudes, including environmental views.…”

“…Considerable research in recent decades (e.g., Brieger, 2018; Duff et al, 2022; Ringov & Zollo, 2007) highlighted the role of culture and identity in dealing with environmental attitudes formation. Brieger (2018) emphasised the role of social identity in fostering environmental concern.…”

Exploring the recipients' attitudes and behaviors toward gift-giving: a cross-cultural comparison between Thailand and the USA

“…However, individuals from different cultural backgrounds differ in the language used in verbal interactions. Some express their intentions directly, while others do it indirectly (Duff et al, 2022;Hara and Kim, 2004). Interdependents tend to use indirectness to keep harmony in their groups (Duff et al, 2022;Markus and Kitayama, 1991).…”