Exploring the differences in associations in residents’ subjective well-being and multiple types of low-carbon behaviors with place attachment as a mediator

Evidence from Hangzhou, China

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ID21600294
AuthorsAlin Lin (0000-0002-1722-7856, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University), Dujuan Zhan (Lishui University, corresponding author), Jingwen Shan (0000-0002-5015-3772, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University), Jiankun Lou (Tongji University)
Year2025
Volume68
Issue7
Pages1541-1563
Publication date2025-06-07
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Environmental Planning and Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0964-0568 • E-ISSN: 1360-0559
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09640568.2023.2291331
OpenAlexW4390579438
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited77

Encouraging low-carbon behavior and adopting sustainable green lifestyles are crucial to safeguarding the ecological environment. To promote the sustainable development of humans, society, and the environment, it is essential to establish a harmonious relationship between residents’ well-being and the environment. This study investigates the differences of associations in residents’ subjective well-being and multiple types of low-carbon behaviors with place attachment as a mediator using a structural equation model based on a questionnaire survey of the residents of Hangzhou, China. The findings reveal that subjective well-being has a positive and significant effect on place attachment, and place attachment has a positive and significant impact on multiple types of low-carbon behaviors. Furthermore, the mediating effect test shows that place attachment plays a partial mediation role in the influence path of subjective well-being on habitual low-carbon behavior. In contrast, it plays a full mediating role in the influence path of low-carbon purchasing and travel behavior. Based on the emotion-behavior theory, this paper highlights the positive role of subjective well-being in promoting positive human-environment interaction by focusing on microscopic individual behavior. It provides policy implications for the government to promote the adoption of residents’ low-carbon behaviors

China · Mediation · Place attachment · Political science · Safeguarding · Structural equation modeling · Sustainable development · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Medicine · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health

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