The value of what others value: When perceived biospheric group values influence individuals’ pro-environmental engagement

Bouman, Thijs; Steg, Linda; Zawadzki, Stephanie Johnson

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101470

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“…We measured group values with the same scale as personal values, but asking to rate the importance of the different values as a “guiding principle in your fellow students' lives,” i.e., concerning their fellow psychology (the Netherlands) or business school (China) students (e.g., Bouman et al, 2020a ). Participants answered on the same scale from −1 = opposed to my fellow students' values , 0 = not important , to 7 = of supreme importance .…”

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“…Studies so far have shown that perceived group values may influence group members' behaviour, including pro-environmental behaviour (Hanel et al, 2018 ; Sanderson et al, 2019 ; Bouman et al, 2020a ; Fielding et al, 2020 ). For example, organisational values have been proven to encourage employees' pro-environmental product purchasing behaviour, particularly when employees identify with the company's environmental concern (Cambra-Fierro et al, 2008 ).…”

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“…However, these studies mostly focused on general national values, organisational values or group political values, which did not emphasise the group environmental values. A few very recent studies began to discuss how perceived group's biospheric values may be critical in promoting individuals' pro-environmental behaviour as well (Jans et al, 2018 ; Bouman and Steg, 2019 , 2020 ; Bouman et al, 2020a ), yet they did not empirically study the process through which these values may translate into action. We will address this gap in the literature and examine the role of group biospheric values in motivating pro-environmental behaviour.…”

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Most research in environmental psychology is conducted in individualistic countries and focuses on factors pertaining to individuals. It is yet unclear whether these findings also apply to more collectivistic countries, in which group factors might play a prominent role. In the current paper, we test the individual-focused value–identity–behaviour pathway, in which personal biospheric values relate to pro-environmental actions via environmental self-identity, in an individualistic and a collectivistic country. Furthermore, we test in both countries whether a new group-focused pathway also exists, in which group values relate to pro-environmental behaviour via environmental group identity, particularly in collectivistic countries. Questionnaire studies were conducted among Dutch (N = 161) and Chinese (N = 168) students. Our results indicated that personal biospheric values, mostly via environmental self-identity, predict pro-environmental behaviour in both countries. We also found initial support for our newly proposed value–identity–behaviour pathway at the group level, particularly in China. Yet, in both countries, the association between group-level variables and pro-environmental behaviour was weaker than for personal-level variables, and partly overlapped with personal-level variables. Our findings show the relevance of personal- and group-level factors in understanding pro-environmental behaviour in both individualistic and collectivistic countries, which has strong theoretical and practical implications, particularly for developing international strategies to promote pro-environmental actions across the world.

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“…Meanwhile, a study by Milfont and Sibley [20] exploring personality traits that influence pro-environmental engagement shows that amiable, selfless and responsible individuals are more inclined to engage in sustainable consumption. The influence of personal and group values on pro-environmental engagement has also been studied by Bombiak [21], Maziriri et al [22], and Bouman, Steg and Zawadzki [23]. Gagné [24] demonstrates that group values and norms can promote pro-social engagement.…”

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“…The most important finding is that PIP farmers apply and maintain more conservation practices than non-PIP farmers, and that they do this generally on their own initiative, without being paid (as most former programs used to do). (Bouman, Steg, & Johnson-Zawadzki, 2020).…”

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The value of what others value: When perceived biospheric group values influence individuals’ pro-environmental engagement

Cited by 94 publications

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I Am vs. We Are: How Biospheric Values and Environmental Identity of Individuals and Groups Can Influence Pro-environmental Behaviour

I Am vs. We Are: How Biospheric Values and Environmental Identity of Individuals and Groups Can Influence Pro-environmental Behaviour

Pro-Environmental and Pro-Social Engagement in Sustainable Consumption: Exploratory Study

Mobilizing farmers to stop land degradation: A different discourse from Burundi

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