Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students
Identifying the determinants of human behavior is useful to adjust interventions and lead the civil society toward a stronger commitment to climate change (CC) mitigation and adaptation objectives, achieving greater support for successfully implementing environmental policies. Existing research has...
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| author | Díaz, Manuel Francisco Charry, Andrés Sellitti, Stefania Ruzzante, Matteo Enciso, Karen Burkart, Stefan |
| author_browse | Burkart, Stefan Charry, Andrés Díaz, Manuel Francisco Enciso, Karen Ruzzante, Matteo Sellitti, Stefania |
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| description | Identifying the determinants of human behavior is useful to adjust interventions and lead the civil society toward a stronger commitment to climate change (CC) mitigation and adaptation objectives, achieving greater support for successfully implementing environmental policies. Existing research has largely focused on case studies of pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) in developed economies but there is very little evidence for developing countries. This study provides estimations of the effect of internal factors, such as sociodemographic variables, and four psychological dimensions (CC knowledge, environmental attitudes, self-efficacy, and trust in sources of environmental information) on PEBs. Data were obtained through a survey applied with future decision makers – university students – from Colombia (n = 4,769) and Nicaragua (n = 2,354). Indices were generated for PEBs and the psychological dimensions using z-scores and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Partial correlations were evaluated through the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method. Our results suggest that, in order to reach the planned emission reduction targets, policy approaches should more strongly focus on educating and motivating citizens and prepare them for contributing to the environmental cause, as well as provide individual solutions to combat CC, rather than providing only information on its causes and consequences. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1109782025-12-08T10:29:22Z Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students Díaz, Manuel Francisco Charry, Andrés Sellitti, Stefania Ruzzante, Matteo Enciso, Karen Burkart, Stefan sustainability awareness raising education policies behaviour climate change students sociocultural environment sostenibilidad educación cambio climático Identifying the determinants of human behavior is useful to adjust interventions and lead the civil society toward a stronger commitment to climate change (CC) mitigation and adaptation objectives, achieving greater support for successfully implementing environmental policies. Existing research has largely focused on case studies of pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) in developed economies but there is very little evidence for developing countries. This study provides estimations of the effect of internal factors, such as sociodemographic variables, and four psychological dimensions (CC knowledge, environmental attitudes, self-efficacy, and trust in sources of environmental information) on PEBs. Data were obtained through a survey applied with future decision makers – university students – from Colombia (n = 4,769) and Nicaragua (n = 2,354). Indices were generated for PEBs and the psychological dimensions using z-scores and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Partial correlations were evaluated through the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method. Our results suggest that, in order to reach the planned emission reduction targets, policy approaches should more strongly focus on educating and motivating citizens and prepare them for contributing to the environmental cause, as well as provide individual solutions to combat CC, rather than providing only information on its causes and consequences. 2020-12 2021-01-25T16:29:21Z 2021-01-25T16:29:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110978 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Díaz, M.F.; Charry, A.; Sellitti, S.; Ruzzante, M.; Enciso, K.; Burkart, S. (2020) Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students. Frontiers in Psychology, 11: 580730. ISSN: 1664-1078 |
| spellingShingle | sustainability awareness raising education policies behaviour climate change students sociocultural environment sostenibilidad educación cambio climático Díaz, Manuel Francisco Charry, Andrés Sellitti, Stefania Ruzzante, Matteo Enciso, Karen Burkart, Stefan Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students |
| title | Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students |
| title_full | Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students |
| title_fullStr | Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students |
| title_short | Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students |
| title_sort | psychological factors influencing pro environmental behavior in developing countries evidence from colombian and nicaraguan students |
| topic | sustainability awareness raising education policies behaviour climate change students sociocultural environment sostenibilidad educación cambio climático |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110978 |
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