Mind the gap: why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior?

A Kollmuss, J Agyeman - Environmental education research, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous theoretical frameworks have been developed to explain the gap between the
possession of environmental knowledge and environmental awareness, and displaying pro …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental attitudes and environmental behavior—which is the horse and which is the cart?

E Eilam, T Trop - Sustainability, 2012 - mdpi.com
The present article challenges the prevailing perception in the field of environmental
education that acquisition of environmental behavior is an ultimate goal of the educational …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Variables that influence the environmental behavior of adults

A Levy, N Orion, Y Leshem - Environmental Education Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study focuses on understanding the factors that encourage adults' environmental
behavior. This mixed approach methodology study used 10 Likert type questionnaires to …

Twenty years after Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: A new meta-analysis of psycho-social determinants of pro-environmental behaviour

S Bamberg, G Möser - Journal of environmental psychology, 2007 - Elsevier
The goal of the present paper is a replication as well as an extension of the Hines et
al.[(1986/87). Analysis and synthesis of research on responsible environmental behaviour: A …

Personal and social factors that influence pro‐environmental concern and behaviour: A review

R Gifford, A Nilsson - International journal of psychology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We review the personal and social influences on pro‐environmental concern and behaviour,
with an emphasis on recent research. The number of these influences suggests that …

The relationship of environmental concern with public and private pro‐environmental behaviours: A pre‐registered meta‐analysis

X Lou, LMW Li - European Journal of Social Psychology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Previous meta‐analyses identified a gap between environmental concern and pro‐
environmental behaviours. However, the failure to differentiate these behaviours and the …

[HTML][HTML] Changing environmental behaviour from the bottom up: The formation of pro-environmental social identities

L Jans - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasingly initiatives are formed from the bottom-up, by for example community members
themselves, to stimulate pro-environmental behaviour in their overarching group. But can …

How does environmental knowledge translate into pro-environmental behaviors?: The mediating role of environmental attitudes and behavioral intentions

P Liu, M Teng, C Han - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper explores how general environmental knowledge shapes environmental attitudes,
behavioral intentions, and pro-environmental behaviors in relation to the surrounding …

Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour: An integrative review and research agenda

L Steg, C Vlek - Journal of environmental psychology, 2009 - Elsevier
Environmental quality strongly depends on human behaviour patterns. We review the
contribution and the potential of environmental psychology for understanding and promoting …