Interdependence with the environment: Commitment,interconnectedness, and environmental behavior |
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Authors: | Jody L. Davis Jeffrey D. Green Allison Reed |
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Affiliation: | 1. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA;2. Soka University, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | Do individuals’ perceptions of their interdependence with the natural environment affect their environmental behaviors? From the perspective of interdependence theory, we introduce a scale to measure commitment to the natural environment. In Study 1, higher levels of commitment to the environment and greater inclusion of nature in the self separately predicted higher levels of pro-environmental behavior, even when controlling for social desirability and ecological worldview. In Study 2, participants primed to experience high commitment to the environment reported greater levels of pro-environmental behavioral intentions as well as pro-environmental behavior relative to participants primed to experience low commitment to the environment. Commitment to the natural environment is a new theoretical construct that predicts environmental behavior. |
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Keywords: | Commitment to environment Interconnectedness Ecological behavior Environmental relationship New ecological paradigm Environmental behavior |
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