The effects of virtual nature exposure on pro‐environmental behaviour
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21336778 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tingting Yu (0000-0002-1426-2998, Faculty of Economics and Business KU Leuven Leuven Belgium), Xiaojuan Hao (0000-0003-2705-0000, Faculty of Economics and Business KU Leuven Leuven Belgium), Hao Xiaojuan (KU Leuven), Florian Lange (0000-0002-1292-4329, Behavioral Economics and Engineering Group, Faculty of Economics and Business KU Leuven Leuven Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 203-207 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7594 • E-ISSN: 1464-066X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ijop.12949 |
| PMID | 37732535 |
| OpenAlex | W4386911047 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
Exposure to (virtual) natural environments may encourage people to care about environmental protection and to engage in pro‐environmental behaviour. Previous research on this effect produced inconsistent results, suggesting that it may depend on the type of nature and behaviour under study. In the present study ( N = 266), we investigated nature exposure effects on effortful pro‐environmental behaviour in an online experiment. After watching pictures of either intact or destroyed natural environments, participants could exert voluntary extra efforts to generate real donations to an environmental organisation. In comparison to the intact nature condition, participants exerted significantly more effort for environmental protection after being exposed to pictures of destroyed nature. No clear differences were observed between the nature exposure conditions and a no‐picture control condition. These findings illustrate the complexity of nature exposure effects and suggest that different types of nature exposure may differentially affect people's pro‐environmental behaviour
Cognitive psychology · Applied Psychology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |