How Does Environmental Interpretation Affect Psychological Well-Being? A Study Conducted in the Context of COVID-19

Hoang Viet Nguyen, Wilson Dang, Hoang Nguyen, Thi Nguyen Hong Nguyen, Thi My Nguyet Nguyen, Tuan Duong Vu and Ninh Nguyen
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Hoang Viet Nguyen: Board of Rectors, Thuongmai University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Wilson Dang: Department of Business Administration, Dong Nai Technology University, Bien Hoa 810000, Vietnam
Hoang Nguyen: Board of Rectors, Thuongmai University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Thi Nguyen Hong Nguyen: Faculty of Hospitality-Tourism, Thuongmai University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Thi My Nguyet Nguyen: Department of Strategic Management, Faculty of Business Administration, Thuongmai University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Tuan Duong Vu: Department of Strategic Management, Faculty of Business Administration, Thuongmai University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Ninh Nguyen: Asia Pacific College of Business and Law, Charles Darwin University, Darwin City, NT 0800, Australia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 15, 1-15

Abstract: The COVID-19 crisis has challenged and generated severe impact on the global society, economy, and environment. Under this pandemic context, governments and organizations around the world have issued and strengthened environmental policies and regulations to protect the environment and human health. However, the extant knowledge about how people’s interpretation of environmental policies and regulations influence their psychological well-being in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is still limited. This study, therefore, investigates the impact of environmental interpretation on psychological well-being with the mediating role of environmentally responsible behavior and the moderating role of psychological contract violation. Using the data from a large sample of 960 residents in China, results of structural equation modeling show a positive relationship between environmental interpretation and psychological well-being, and this relationship is mediated by environmentally responsible behavior. Notably, psychological contract violation has a moderating effect on the indirect effect of environmental interpretation on psychological well-being via environmentally responsible behavior. These findings have several important implications for policymakers in environmental sustainability and pandemic planning.

Keywords: environmental interpretation; psychological well-being; environmentally responsible behavior; psychological contract violation; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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