Exploring the Concept, Antecedents, and Consequences of Environmental Psychological Ownership

Shengxiang She, Shicheng Li, Jiaqi Xu and Bo Yang ()
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Shengxiang She: School of Business Administration, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Shicheng Li: School of Business Administration, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China
Jiaqi Xu: Center for Behavior and Decision, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
Bo Yang: Economy School, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou 450015, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-15

Abstract: This paper extends the concept of psychological ownership to the general natural environment, clarifies the concept of environmental psychological ownership, and analyzes the formation mechanism of environmental psychological ownership from three dimensions. According to the results of structural equation model based on data obtained from the questionnaire survey, pro-environment investment, environmental self-efficacy, and environmental knowledge are all positively associated with the individual’s environmental psychological ownership, among which the correlation between environmental knowledge and environmental psychological ownership is the strongest. In addition, the environmental psychological ownership positively predicts the individual’s pro-environmental intentions. The conclusion of the study can guide how to strengthen the environmental psychological ownership, thus providing a new perspective for pro-environmental behavior intervention.

Keywords: pro-environmental behavior; environmental psychological ownership; pro-environmental investment; environmental self-efficacy; environmental knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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