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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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The Interplay among Environmental Attitudes, Pro-Environmental Behavior, Social Identity, and Pro-Environmental Institutional Climate. A Longitudinal Study
Prati, Gabriele; Albanesi, Cinzia; Pietrantoni, Luca
Environmental Education Research, v23 n2 p176-191 2017
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.
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment), Social Attitudes, Behavior, Identification (Psychology), Predictor Variables, Longitudinal Studies, Hypothesis Testing, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Correlation, Statistical Analysis
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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