The interplay among environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behavior, social identity, and pro-environmental institutional climate. A longitudinal study

By using a panel design in a sample of 298 undergraduate/master students at an Italian public university, the present study aimed to test longitudinally the interplay among environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behavior, social identity, and pro-environmental institutional climate. The relation...

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Published in:Environmental education research 2017-02, Vol.23 (2), p.176-191
Main Authors: Prati, Gabriele, Albanesi, Cinzia, Pietrantoni, Luca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
attitude
Behavior
Climate change
College Students
Conservation (Environment)
Correlation
Environmental Education
Environmental protection
Foreign Countries
Hypothesis Testing
Identification (Psychology)
longitudinal
Longitudinal Studies
Perceptions
Predictor Variables
pro-environmental behavior
pro-environmental climate
Questionnaires
Social Attitudes
Social identity
Statistical Analysis
Student Attitudes
University students
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Summary:By using a panel design in a sample of 298 undergraduate/master students at an Italian public university, the present study aimed to test longitudinally the interplay among environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behavior, social identity, and pro-environmental institutional climate. The relationships were tested with cross-lagged analysis based on two waves over a 2-month period. The cross-lagged panel analysis revealed positive cross-lagged effects of social identity on environmental attitudes and pro-environmental institutional climate perceptions on social identity. Environmental attitudes and social identity at Time 1 did not predict Time 2 pro-environmental behavior. Pro-environmental behavior at Time 1 did not predict Time 2 environmental attitudes. Pro-environmental institutional climate perceptions at Time 1 did not predict Time 2 pro-environmental behavior. Finally, social identity at Time 1 did not predict Time 2 pro-environmental institutional climate perceptions.
ISSN:1350-4622
1469-5871
DOI:10.1080/13504622.2015.1118752