The effect of cultural values on pro-environmental attitude in the context of travel mode choice: A hierarchical approach

Toorzani, Atieh Asgari; Rassafi, Amir Abbas

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2022.05.009

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“…After nearly three decades, this question is still a hot dispute in pro-environmental behavior literature (He and Filimonau, 2020;Leonidou et al, 2022;Nguyen et al, 2022b). Indeed, although the effects of cultural values and pro-environmental intentions and behaviors have been of interest to some scholars recently (Cong Doanh et al, 2021;He and Filimonau, 2020;Saracevic et al, 2022), these studies showed the different, and even contrasting results (Chwialkowska et al, 2020), several scholars emphasize that there is an existing knowledge gap regarding our understanding about how cultural values influence pro-environmental behaviors, and therefore call for more effort to develop the consistent theory of culture-environmentally friendly behavior research (Chwialkowska et al, 2020;Asgari Toorzani and Rassafi, 2022;Saracevic et al, 2022;Jackman and Moore, 2021;Nguyen et al, 2021;Tran and Huang, 2021). According to our best knowledge, even though several scholars have already provided empirical evidence with regard to the significant relationships between cultural values and a different range of pro-environmental behaviors (Sreen et al, 2018;Leonidou et al, 2022;He and Filimonau, 2020), no previous studies examine how cultural values can accelerate individuals' energy-saving behaviors as well as the role of cultural values in closing the energy-saving attitude-intention-behavior gap.…”

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Cultural values and energy-saving attitude-intention-behavior linkages among urban residents: a serial multiple mediation analysis based on stimulus-organism-response model

Duong

2022

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PurposeBased on stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) theory and a serial multiple mediation model, this study aims to examine the relationships between cultural values and energy-saving behaviors as well as the mediation mechanisms of attitudes towards energy-saving and energy-saving intentions underlying these links.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 1,514 urban residents collected in five big cities in Vietnam and Structural Equation Modeling were employed to test the hypothesized model.FindingsThe study yields that energy-saving behaviors can be directly influenced by long-term orientation, but not by collectivism, while both collectivism and long-term orientation work as stimulus which immediately inspire attitude towards energy-savings and energy-saving intentions. Interestingly, attitudes towards energy-saving and energy-saving intentions not only serve as the most crucial predictors of entrepreneurial behaviors but also cooperate a serial mediation role in the impacts of cultural values on energy-saving behaviors.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this research can be valuable for policymakers to inspire urban residents’ energy conservation behavior for sustainable development goals.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the pro-environment literature by adopting the S-O-R theory to investigate the impacts of cultural values on the energy-saving attitude-intention-behavior relationships, explain the underlying mediation mechanism of energy-saving attitudes and intentions in transferring the influences of cultural values on energy-saving behaviors, and bridge the attitude-intention-behavior gap in the energy-saving research.

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Section: Cultural Values and Energysaving Behaviors 647mentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural values and energy-saving attitude-intention-behavior linkages among urban residents: a serial multiple mediation analysis based on stimulus-organism-response model

Duong

2022

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“…Socio-cultural contexts could also play a pivotal role in shaping perceptions and responses to climate-related issues, thus contributing to the lack of differences among students from diverse regions. Shared cultural values, societal attitudes, and the prevalence of environmental concerns as part of a broader global consciousness may collectively influence how individuals, including students, perceive and respond to climate change [ 46 ].…”

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Exploring the relationship between nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards climate change and their psychological distress: a cross-national investigation

Abousoliman,

Ibrahim,

Abualruz

et al. 2024

BMC Nurs

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Background Climate change poses a worldwide challenge with anticipated exacerbation in the future, resulting in irreversible consequences. Nursing students may be vulnerable to experiencing psychological effects associated with climate change. Aim The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes toward climate change and their psychological distress. Method This descriptive cross-sectional study recruited 377 nursing students from three universities located in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt in the Middle East. Data collection was conducted using scales for assessing nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards climate change and their psychological distress. Correlations were assessed and multiple regression analysis was conducted to explore the predictors of students’ psychological distress. Results The current study showed that knowledge regarding climate change significantly and positively correlated to the attitude toward climate change (r = 0.213), then again, the score of psychological distress significantly and negatively correlated to the score of students’ knowledge and attitude regarding climate change (r = − 0.182 and − 0.110 respectively). Regression analyses showed that academic achievement had the strongest positive impact on students’ psychological distress, while knowledge regarding climate change and attitude toward climate change had negative impacts (β = 0.381, β=-0.205, and β=-0.045 respectively). Moreover, knowledge and attitude regarding climate change were found to be significant predictors of students’ psychological distress, collectively accounting for 18.2% of the observed variance. Conclusions/Implication for future practice The findings highlight the importance of incorporating climate change into nursing education programs. By enhancing nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards climate change, there is potential to reduce their psychological distress. This study underscores the need for curriculum reforms that integrate climate change topics, aiming to foster a well-informed and resilient future nursing workforce.

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“…Zeng et al showed that egalitarianism was significantly positively correlated with pro-environmental behavior, and individualism was not significantly correlated with pro-environmental behavior (39). Toorzani and Rassafi showed that egalitarianism, hierarchy, and pro-environmental behavior were significantly positively correlated, individualism was significantly negatively correlated with pro-environmental purchasing behavior, and fatalism was not significantly correlated with pro-environmental purchasing behavior (40). Jung and Cho showed that individualism and pro-environmental purchasing behavior were significantly positively correlated (41).…”

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Cultural worldviews and waste sorting among urban Chinese dwellers: the mediating role of environmental risk perception

Cai,

Li,

Wan

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveWaste sorting has received considerable attention in recent decades. However, research on the mechanisms underlying the relationships among cultural worldview, environmental risk perception, and waste sorting is rather scarce. This study aims to explore the cultural worldviews, environmental risk perception, and waste sorting among urban Chinese and their mechanisms.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study involving 744 urban Chinese residents (371 men and 373 women). A questionnaire was utilized to measure cultural worldviews, environmental risk perception, and waste sorting. Pearson correlation analysis and structural equation modeling were used to examine the relationship between cultural worldviews, perceptions of environmental risk, and waste sorting.ResultsWaste sorting had a relatively insignificant negative relationship with fatalism and individualism. The correlation between environmental risk perception and cultural worldviews was negative except for egalitarianism, and the correlation between hierarchy and environmental risk perception was higher than the others, while individualism was higher than fatalism. Heightened environmental risk perception mediates the relationship between egalitarianism and waste sorting. Reduced environmental risk perception mediates the relationship between hierarchy and waste sorting, and mediates the relationship between individualism and waste sorting.ConclusionThese new findings provide initial support for the mediating role of environmental risk perception in the relationship between cultural worldviews and waste sorting. Both theoretical and practical implications for understanding the psychological mechanisms of waste sorting are discussed.

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The effect of cultural values on pro-environmental attitude in the context of travel mode choice: A hierarchical approach

Cited by 11 publications

References 61 publications

Cultural values and energy-saving attitude-intention-behavior linkages among urban residents: a serial multiple mediation analysis based on stimulus-organism-response model

Cultural values and energy-saving attitude-intention-behavior linkages among urban residents: a serial multiple mediation analysis based on stimulus-organism-response model

Exploring the relationship between nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards climate change and their psychological distress: a cross-national investigation

Cultural worldviews and waste sorting among urban Chinese dwellers: the mediating role of environmental risk perception

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