Zutphen, Esther van (2022) The effects of stress, self-control and self-efficacy on pro-environmental behavior. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
As severe environmental problems resulting from the climate crisis are rapidly increasing and become more visual, time for behavioral change is strongly needed. This paper investigates what factors can impact pro-environmental behavior. As every individual experiences some form of stress in their life, it is important to find out if it can lead to less pro-environmental behavior in individuals. This possible relationship, might be explained by two factors: self-control and self-efficacy. In order to investigate this relationship and possible mechanism, we used four online questionnaires about stress, self-control, self-efficacy and pro-environmental behavior in which data of 316 participants were analyzed. Results showed a significant effect between the relationship of stress, self-control and self-efficacy. However, our analysis did not show a significant effect between stress and pro-environmental behavior and self-efficacy as a mediating factor. A serial mediating effect between stress, self-control, self-efficacy and pro-environmental behavior turned also out to be nonsignificant. These findings suggest that stress can negatively impact self-control and can interfere with sustainable behavior of an individual. Limitations to this study include homogenous groups in terms of socio-economic status and the possible discrepancy between reported behavior of individuals and their actual behavior.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Brookhuis, K.A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Neuropsychology (CN) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2023 15:16 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2023 15:16 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1513 |
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