APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Personality and Environmentally Friendly Behavior: Evidence for Altruism
- James Allen
SUNY Geneseo - Margaret Dorfner
SUNY Geneseo - Jennifer Mazzola
SUNY Geneseo - Matthew Heaton
SUNY Geneseo - Elizabeth Sullivan
SUNY Geneseo - Gerena Tan
SUNY Geneseo - Joanna Palm
SUNY Geneseo - Tarinah Faircloth
SUNY Geneseo - Chloe Oktay
SUNY Geneseo
Abstract
Relatively little research examines the personality characteristic of empathy as a predictor of environmentally friendly behavior. The present research demonstrates an association between these variables even after controlling for environmental values (i.e., NEP), and for egoistic motives for protecting the environment. These findings suggest altruistic motives for environmental protection.
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