The prosocial driver of ecological behavior: The need for an integrated approach to prosocial and environmental education

A Neaman, P Pensini, S Zabel, S Otto, DS Ermakov… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although both altruistic and ecological behaviors can be considered prosocially driven
behaviors, our psychological understanding of what motivates action in either the human or …

Unleashing the power of connection: How adolescents' prosocial propensity drives ecological and altruistic behaviours

A Neaman, E Montero, P Pensini, E Burnham, M Castro… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Both altruistic and ecological behaviours are considered prosocially driven behaviours, but
our understanding of what motivates action in either the human or ecological domain is still …

Toward an integrated approach to environmental and prosocial education

A Neaman, S Otto, E Vinokur - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Environmental education programs neglect the aspect of prosocial behavior as a correlate of
pro-environmental behavior. This article examines the possible benefits of increasing the …

The prosocial origin of sustainable behavior: A case study in the ecological domain

S Otto, P Pensini, S Zabel, P Diaz-Siefer… - Global Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Prior research has focused on individual difference variables that predict various prosocial
behaviors. This work, however, has neglected to consider the underlying commonalities …

Environmentalism as a trait: Gauging people's prosocial personality in terms of environmental engagement

FG Kaiser, K Byrka - International journal of psychology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
According to Hardin (1968), environmental deterioration stems from self-interest
undermining people's resource conservation in the collective interest. Not surprisingly …

A dual pathway to pro-environmental behavioural intention: Individual vs collective efficacy and their moderators

M Bertolotti, LG Valla, P Catellani - Psicologia sociale, 2023 - rivisteweb.it
Climate change poses one of the biggest challenges in the modern world. Yet, much is still
to be understood regarding the psychological processes underlying attitudes, intentions …

Assessing the structure and correlations of connectedness to nature, environmental concerns and environmental behavior in a Greek context

A Gkargkavouzi, S Paraskevopoulos, S Matsiori - Current Psychology, 2021 - Springer
The current study examines connectedness to nature feelings, environmental concerns and
environmental behavior in a Greek population. The structure of these constructs and their …

Examining the factors that contribute to pro-environmental behaviour between rural and urban populations

J Sheasby, A Smith - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Factors that influence pro-environmental behaviour in individuals can be examined to
assess the influence of a single element or combination of elements. In this study, eight …

Protecting the environment for self-interested reasons: Altruism is not the only pathway to sustainability

S De Dominicis, PW Schultz, M Bonaiuto - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Concerns for environmental issues are important drivers of sustainable and pro-
environmental behaviors, and can be differentiated between those with a self-enhancing …

Sustainable development: The effects of social normative beliefs on environmental behaviour

EST Wang, HC Lin - Sustainable Development, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable development has become a global concern because of problems of
environmental pollution, energy consumption and climate change. Sustainable development …