The Effect of Empathy in Proenvironmental Attitudes and Behaviors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23344484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jaime Berenguer (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 269-283 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-9165 • E-ISSN: 1552-390X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0013916506292937 |
| OpenAlex | W1980538438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 124 |
| References cited | 15 |
Previous studies have pointed out the importance of empathy in improving attitudes toward stigmatized groups and toward the environment. In the present article, it is argued that environmental behaviors and attitudes can be improved using empathic perspective-taking for inducing empathy. Based on Batson’s Model of Altruism, it was predicted that higher levels of empathy would improve environmental attitudes and behaviors. It was also predicted that a causal model could be established between empathy and environmental attitudes and behaviors. A study using a factorial design (2 × 2) is reported on the relationship between empathy level (high or low), natural object viewed (bird or tree), and environmental attitudes and behaviors. The results of this study indicate that participants who showed a high empathy level displayed stronger environmental behaviors and attitudes. Additionally, a path analysis shows the moderating effects of evoking empathy for a natural object (bird or tree) on willingness to act in a way that protects the environment (attitudes and behaviors).
Altruism (biology) · Empathic concern · Empathy · Object (grammar) · Path analysis (statistics) · Perspective (graphical) · Perspective-taking · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Psychology · Social Psychology
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