Abstract
Environmental protection may be described as a social dilemma. That is, collectively, we are better off If the environment Is protected, but rational self-interest often dictates environmental exploitation. The role of personal values in influencing pro-environmental behavior Is gaining Increasing attention relative to other solutions, such as monetary incentives and punitive sanctions. Using Schwartzks measure of values, I examine the influence of values on environmental behavior. Based on Schwartz s theory, values found to have a positive influence on environmental behavior are self-transcenden Vopenness to change and universalisn/blospheric. Values found to have a negative influence Include self-enhancement conservation.
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SanctionsIncentiveDilemmaSocial psychologyEnvironmental psychologySocial dilemmaPunitive damagesPsychologyEconomicsEnvironmental economicsPublic economicsMicroeconomicsPolitical scienceMathematics
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- 28
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- 111-133
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David Gutierrez Karp
(1996).
Values and their Effect on Pro-Environmental Behavior.
Environment and Behavior
, 28
(1)
, 111-133.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916596281006
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- 10.1177/0013916596281006