Toward a comprehensive dimensional model of sustainable behaviors

Christopher J. Hopwood (), Madeline R. Lenhausen and Wiebke Bleidorn
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Christopher J. Hopwood: University of Zurich
Madeline R. Lenhausen: University of California, Davis
Wiebke Bleidorn: University of Zurich

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2023, vol. 25, issue 9, No 49, 10195 pages

Abstract: Abstract The goal of this study was to identify the underlying latent dimensions that account for variation in sustainable behaviors (SBs) among American adults. Our strategy was to assess all of the SBs sampled in existing measures, as well as a number of other variables relevant to individual differences in SBs, in a community sample (N = 1234). Variation in SBs could be accounted for by four broad dimensions: (1) goods, (2) food, (3) transportation, and (4) engagement. These dimensions were related to a range of criterion variables involving values, attitudes, personality traits, and demographic characteristics. Some potentially important and unique links with outcomes supported the importance of distinguishing the dimensions that underlie SBs. This work provides an evidence-based organizational scheme for SBs in future studies and points to important new directions in research on individual differences in proenvironmental behavior.

Keywords: Environment; Sustainability; Climate change; Individual differences; Attitudes; Personality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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