Psychologyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/1630882024-03-28T19:09:15Z2024-03-28T19:09:15ZReframing Environmental Messages to be Congruent with American ValuesSchultz, P. WesleyZelezny, Lynnettehttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/2011612019-10-12T00:12:35Z2003-01-01T00:00:00ZReframing Environmental Messages to be Congruent with American Values
Schultz, P. Wesley; Zelezny, Lynnette
Prior research has explored the relationship between values, attitudes about environmental issues, and pro-environmental behavior. These studies have shown a consistent pattern of results—individuals who value self-transcendent life goals tend to care more about environmental problems, favor environmental protection over economic growth,and engage in more proenvironmental behavior. In contrast, individuals who value self-enhancing life goals tend to hold more egoistic concerns about environmental issues, tend to favor economic growth over environmental protection, and tend to engage in fewer environmental behaviors. Research on American values suggests that overall, people in the U.S. tend to hold strong self-enhancing values. These self- enhancing values have largely been considered incongruous with the values that lead to environmental concern and to environmental behavior. In this paper,we synthesize the past research on the relationship between values and environmental behavior. Lessons from the Biodiversity Project are used to illustrate efforts to create effective value-based environmental messages.
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2003-01-01T00:00:00ZValues and their Relationship to Environmental Concern and Conservation BehaviorSchultz, P. WesleyGouveia, ValdineyCameron, LindaTankha, GeetikaSchmuck, PeterFranek, Marekhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/2011432019-10-12T00:12:35Z2005-07-01T00:00:00ZValues and their Relationship to Environmental Concern and Conservation Behavior
Schultz, P. Wesley; Gouveia, Valdiney; Cameron, Linda; Tankha, Geetika; Schmuck, Peter; Franek, Marek
Recent research has examined the relationship between values and attitudes about environmental issues. Findings from these studies have found values of self-transcendence (positively) and self-enhancement (negatively) to predict general concern for environmental problems. Other recent findings have differentiated between environmental attitudes based on concern for self (egoistic), concern for other people (social- altruistic), and concern for plants and animals (biospheric). This article reports the results from a study of the relationship between values and environmental attitudes in six countries: Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, India, New Zealand, and Russia. Results show strong support for the cross-cultural generalizability of the relationship between values and attitudes and on the structure of environmental concern. In addition, analyses of the relationship between values and environmental behavior show evidence for norm activation only for self-transcendence; results for self-enhancement show a consistently negative relationship.
2005-07-01T00:00:00ZEffects of Computer Interfaces on Computer-Based Statistical AnalysisSchultz, P. WesleyBerger, Dalehttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/2007132019-10-12T00:12:35Z1998-06-01T00:00:00ZEffects of Computer Interfaces on Computer-Based Statistical Analysis
Schultz, P. Wesley; Berger, Dale
Thirty-one first-year psychology graduate students in a computer applications course completed a set of structured problems, unstructured problems, and data-screening problems in each of two statistical computing environments: a menu-based interface (SPSS for Windows) and a traditional command-based interface (SPSSx). Performance on the menu-based interface was generally superior to performance on the command-based interface. More of the structured problems were completed successfully within the menu-based interface. The menu-based interface also facilitated error identification, was rated as easier to use, and was preferred nearly 4 to I over the command-based interface, For the unstructured problems, students identified more relationships in the data set and issued more statistical commands when working with the menu-based interface. These findings are consistent with the interpretation that because the menu-based interface requires fewer mental resources to be dedicated to the mechanics of analysis, more resources are available to devote to higher level problem solving.
1998-06-01T00:00:00ZThe Structure of Environmental Concern: Concern for Self, Other People, and the BiosphereSchultz, P. Wesleyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/2007072019-10-12T00:12:35Z2001-12-01T00:00:00ZThe Structure of Environmental Concern: Concern for Self, Other People, and the Biosphere
Schultz, P. Wesley
Four studies are reported on the structure of environmental attitudes. Based on Stern & Dietz’ (1994) value- basis theory for environmental attitudes, we predicted that concerns for environmental issues would form three correlated factors. The first study presents the results from a confirmatory factor analysis of the proposed three-factor model among a sample of 1010 U.S. college students. The second study presents the results from a telephone survey of 1005 U.S. respondents.The third study examines the relationship between the three identified types of environmental concerns, existing measures of environmental attitudes, empathy, and social- value orientation. The final study presents the results from a multi-group confirmatory factor analysis examining the factor structure of environmental concerns among college students in ten countries. Additional analyses are provided on the relationship between values and environmental concerns. Taken together, the results provide strong evidence for the distinction between egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric environmental concerns.
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