Brandes, Charlotte (2024) Pro-Environmental Behavior in Distinct Social Roles and the Effects of Constructive Hope. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
In the face of climate change, identifying factors that facilitate or hinder pro-environmental behavior (PEB) is crucial. Interestingly, previous literature suggests that individuals tend to engage less in PEB at work to home settings. This thesis expands these findings to social roles, investigating PEB differences and the impact of constructive hope across one’s individual and organizational role. Constructive hope, defined by realistic beliefs in reaching environmental goals, was observed to predict PEB, however, variations across roles have yet to be investigated. This study hypothesizes 1) higher levels of PEB in the individual role; 2) higher levels of constructive hope in the individual role; 3) constructive hope predicting PEB in the individual role when controlling for well-studied variables biospheric values and subjective norms and 4) a similar prediction in the organizational role, however, an overall lower predictive value. An online questionnaire employed a within-subject design with 125 respondents. Results only support H1, indicating a significant difference in PEB across the two roles. Constructive hope did not vary across roles and did not predict PEB beyond the influence of biospheric values and subjective norms, solely in the organizational role as a single predictor. These findings suggest that individuals face multiple obstacles to PEB in their organizational role, providing valuable insights for developing role-specific interventions. Hope’s relationship to collective action within organizational group membership and the role of trust are discussed. Future research ought to specify the role of hope in climate issues and develop goal-directed strategies to enhance environmental hope. However, results and implications must be handled with caution, as this study is subject to multiple limitations. Keywords: climate change, pro-environmental behavior, constructive hope, social roles
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Wang, X. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2024 11:14 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2024 11:14 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4007 |
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