Pro-environmental behaviour and support for environmental policy as expressions of pro-environmental motivation

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To effectively limit climate change, we need people to both behave pro-environmentally and support environmental policy. However, there are conflicting results about whether likely do these actions. Extending previous research, propose that policy because expressions of intrinsic pro-environmental motivation. We tested our reasoning in three studies which vary the order measuring behaviour support, include different indicators support. As hypothesised, consistently found positively related. Importantly, as expected, stronger motivation was related more greater for Further, relationship between became weaker—or disappeared—when controlling find no evidence focusing on their increased engagement action. Our imply policymakers can encourage without concern one might impede other.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Psychology

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['0272-4944', '1522-9610']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101650