Social Identity Influences on Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20206218
AutoresJüri Uljas
Año2001
Volumen5
Número3
Páginas255-268
Fecha de publicación2001-10-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTrames Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1406-0922 • E-ISSN: 1736-7514
EditorialEstonian Academy Publishers (PUBLISHER • EE)
DOI10.3176/tr.2001.3.04
OpenAlexW321459031
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas15

The present study examines the relations between values and social identity, their influence on assessing natural environment and one's options to do something to improve the state of environment. The sample consisted of 416 residents of Hiiumaa island (representative random sample of the adult population). Social identity was measured using the abridged version of Collective Self-Esteem Scale (Crocker & Luhtanen 1992) and composite indexes of self categorization; value orientations were measured using the abridged version of the Schwartz value scale; composite indexes of environmental attitudes and behaviors were constructed. The author emphasizes the fact that identification with a group serves as a basis for behavior regulation, which is accompanied by collectivistic values and the following of group interests

Aesthetics · Art · Social group · Social identity theory · Sociology · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Social Psychology