Transforming Environmental Knowledge Into Behavior: The Mediating Role of Environmental Emotions

Carmi, Nurit; Arnon, Sara; Orion, Nir

doi:10.1080/00958964.2015.1028517

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“…Six items were adopted from previous studies (Steg et al, ; Zhang, Wang, & Zhou, ) to measure personal norms. Subjective knowledge was measured by a scale including five items drawn from two studies (Carmi et al, ; Díaz‐Siefer et al, ). All items were tailored for air pollution and EC context.…”

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“…Environmental knowledge, as an umbrella concept includes one relatively and one accurately measurable subsets: subjective knowledge (Carmi, Arnon, & Orion, ; Ellen et al, ; Mohr, Eroǧlu, & Ellen, ) and objective knowledge (Abrahamse et al, ; Frick et al, ; Kaiser and Führer, ). Objective environmental knowledge is the accurate information about the environment and environment‐EC relationship stored in long‐term memory (Park, Mothersbaugh, & Feick, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Overcoming the psychological barriers to energy conservation behaviour: The influence of objective and subjective environmental knowledge

Dursun

Kabadayı

Tuğer

2019

Int J Consumer Studies

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Energy conservation is a crucial aspect of responsible consumption which is the reflection of individual efforts for sustainability. However, especially young consumers are reluctant to reduce their energy consumption despite their pro‐environmental attitudes. Resistance to behavioural change can be attributed to various psychological barriers that help consumer to avoid engaging in pro‐environmental actions. In this context, the first aim of the study is to extend the theoretical and empirical evidence regarding impeding effects of psychological barriers on individual energy conservation behaviour. Secondly, the study investigates the alleviating role of environmental knowledge on those barriers that limit energy conservation. Proposed impeding effects of objective and subjective environmental knowledge on various denial mechanisms, which are in turn expected to hinder energy conservation, were tested using the survey data collected from young Turkish consumers. Results suggest that denial mechanisms hinder young consumers’ energy conservation behaviour indirectly through diminishing feelings of moral obligations. Moreover, it was found that objective environmental knowledge's effect can be used to break down the psychological barriers and to facilitate the change towards more sustainable energy consumption patterns. Implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Overcoming the psychological barriers to energy conservation behaviour: The influence of objective and subjective environmental knowledge

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Kabadayı

Tuğer

2019

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…Cheng and Monroe [16] studied children's affective attitudes toward nature and found that environmental knowledge has direct effects on children's affective attitudes, which can, in turn, influence their interests in environmentally friendly practices. Similarly, Carmi et al [30] found that environmental knowledge can indirectly drive pro-environmental behaviors through environmental emotions. Based on the evidence of the discussed studies, environmental knowledge is a factor that is associated with the development of pro-environmental behaviors.…”

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Exploring Antecedents of Green Tourism Behaviors: A Case Study in Suburban Areas of Taipei, Taiwan

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Abstract:Understanding user behaviors is the foundation to support the design and development of a sustainably built environment. This exploratory study used a mixed method to explore people's perception, motivation, intention, and behaviors of green tourism in Taiwan. The qualitative approach explored intrinsic and extrinsic factors that could influence people's intention to participate in green tourism. The quantitative approach provided evidence of influencing factors of green tourism. The findings suggested that variables, such as perception, attitudes, and self-efficacy, can indirectly influence green tourism behaviors through behavioral intention. This study suggests that government agencies should emphasize environmental education regarding the relationship between climate change and people's life; therefore, people will increase their environmental awareness regarding the urgent conditions of the environment, in addition to supporting green tourism and being more responsible for their tourism behaviors. For cities intending to accommodate tourism or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that are interested in promoting green tourism, it is critical to incorporate relevant factors, such as destination services and educational elements, into the design and development principles to built environment that supports green tourism activities.

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“…Although more or 'better' information, regulation and economic incentives do influence behaviour, they are rarely enough to fundamentally shift belief systems, values and long-term behaviours, all of which are heavily laden with implicit emotions, including mortality fears (Arndt & Solomon 2003;Ariely, 2008;Mercer, 2010;Carmi, Arnon, & Orion 2015;Sarewitz, 2004). For example, recent research demonstrates that the psychological response to perceived threats to self or society can make individuals less receptive to information about urban flooding prevention (Mann & Wolfe, 2016).…”

Section: Applications Of Mortality Salience To Environmental and Resomentioning

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“…But resource managers, policy makers, and users, as well as the scholars who study the actors involved, generally do not acknowledge this influence (Carmi, Arnon, & Orion, 2015;Schmuck & Schultz, 2012).…”

Section: Applications Of Mortality Salience To Environmental and Resomentioning

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Mortality awareness and water decisions: a social psychological analysis of supply-management, demand-management and soft-path paradigms

Wolfe

Brooks

2016

Water International

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The beliefs underlying the water supply-management, demandmanagement, and soft-path paradigms are examined. Two questions are considered. First, can social psychology's insights on mortality salience help explain the desire to control water and the dominant water supply-management paradigm? Second, can those insights also help explain the limited progress of demand management and water soft paths? We propose that mortality salience helps explain why individuals and societies seek to control water supply and, by extension, deny their connection to nature and limit consciousness of physical vulnerability. We briefly consider the implications of this perspective for water research, advocacy and policy.ARTICLE HISTORY

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Transforming Environmental Knowledge Into Behavior: The Mediating Role of Environmental Emotions

Cited by 210 publications

References 59 publications

Overcoming the psychological barriers to energy conservation behaviour: The influence of objective and subjective environmental knowledge

Overcoming the psychological barriers to energy conservation behaviour: The influence of objective and subjective environmental knowledge

Exploring Antecedents of Green Tourism Behaviors: A Case Study in Suburban Areas of Taipei, Taiwan

Mortality awareness and water decisions: a social psychological analysis of supply-management, demand-management and soft-path paradigms

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