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Using motivations to explain pro-environmental behaviours
This dissertation focused on studying pro-environmental behaviours and examining the influence of motivations on such behaviours. We sought to use different psychometric approaches towards this aim, with the hope of commenting on the advantages and disadvantages of each approach and the information gained within this research context.
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Pro-environmental behaviours at workplace
Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2018Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the influence of individual and organisational factors on pro-environmental behaviours of the employees at the workplace. Design/methodology/approach A model explaining pro-environmental behaviours ...
Rameshwar Shivadas Ture, M.P. Ganesh
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Personality and pro-environmental behaviour
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2018Personality and individual differences in general have long been an important variable in understanding human behavioural and health outcomes.1 The wide variability of personality traits indicates that all major personality traits (neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness) are adaptive at all levels of expression,2 but ...
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Knowledge, Action and Pro-environmental Behaviour
Environmental Education Research, 2002This article begins by clarifying and discussing the concept of 'pro-environmental behaviour', which (implicitly) constitutes the central concept--or aim--of environmental education in the article. This is followed by a discussion of the concept of knowledge per se and its position in working with environmental problems.
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Economic Psychology and Pro‐Environmental Behaviour
2017This chapter applies existing knowledge in the field of economic psychology to the domain of pro‐environmental behaviour. The field of economic psychology has generated a range of valuable concepts, theories and empirical insights useful when assessing the influence of psychological processes and translating them into effective policy.
Handgraaf, Michel +3 more
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Self-interest and pro-environmental behaviour
Nature Climate Change, 2012Inspired by the principles used to market physical products, campaigns to promote pro-environmental behaviour have increasingly emphasized self-interested (for example, economic) reasons for engaging with a self-transcendent cause (that is, protecting the environment)1, 2. Yet, psychological evidence about values and behaviour suggests that giving self-
Laurel Evans +5 more
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Emotions and Pro-Environmental Behaviour
2018Every day, people make many decisions that can have important implications for the quality of the environment. This chapter describes the significant role emotions that can play in people's engagement in environmental behaviour. It discusses empirical research that shows how emotions can be a motive for environmental behaviour.
Taufik, Danny, Venhoeven, Leonie
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Values and pro-environmental behaviour
2012This chapter discusses features of values and value theories. It explains which values are important for environmental attitudes and behaviours, and how people can be encouraged to act upon their pro-environmental values. Values are desirable trans-situational goals that vary in importance and serve as guiding principles in the life of a person or ...
Groot, Judith I.M.de, Thøgersen, John
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Leadership and employee pro-environmental behaviours
2018Organisational leaders can motivate followers to engage in pro-environmental behaviours. Although employees’ pro-environmental behaviours are critical to the success of organisational environmental initiatives, there is little understanding of the leadership mechanisms that foster these behaviours.
Bilal Afsar, Asad Shahjehan, Imad Shah
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