To Be Authentic, to Be Eco: Exploring the Link Between Authenticity and Pro-environmental Behavior

Authentic self is believed to be morally good. The current research proposes that the authentic self is also environmentally good. Across two studies, we tested the link between authenticity and pro-environmental attitude and behavior. In Study 1 (N=2,646), dispositional authenticity was found to be...

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Autores principales:	Ying Yang, Shuhua Zhu, Yulu Gan, Junhua Dang
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	authenticity authentic self pro-environmental attitude pro-environmental behavior personality Psychology BF1-990
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/aab19c87f91f4ab093d954abc790356b
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:aab19c87f91f4ab093d954abc790356b2021-11-12T04:38:14ZTo Be Authentic, to Be Eco: Exploring the Link Between Authenticity and Pro-environmental Behavior1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.755860https://doaj.org/article/aab19c87f91f4ab093d954abc790356b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.755860/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Authentic self is believed to be morally good. The current research proposes that the authentic self is also environmentally good. Across two studies, we tested the link between authenticity and pro-environmental attitude and behavior. In Study 1 (N=2,646), dispositional authenticity was found to be a predictor of pro-environmental behavior (PEB). In Study 2 (N=474), participants in the authentic condition (recalling their experiences of being authentic) were more willing to donate money to protect the environment than those in the inauthentic (recalling their experiences of being inauthentic) or the neutral (recalling their experiences of a typical day) conditions. Participants in the authentic condition also reported higher intention to conduct PEB than their peers in the other conditions. The results of the present research provide initial evidence that people are more likely to endorse pro-environmental attitude and behave pro-environmentally when being authentic.Ying YangYing YangYing YangShuhua ZhuYulu GanJunhua DangJunhua DangFrontiers Media S.A.articleauthenticityauthentic selfpro-environmental attitudepro-environmental behaviorpersonalityPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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description	Authentic self is believed to be morally good. The current research proposes that the authentic self is also environmentally good. Across two studies, we tested the link between authenticity and pro-environmental attitude and behavior. In Study 1 (N=2,646), dispositional authenticity was found to be a predictor of pro-environmental behavior (PEB). In Study 2 (N=474), participants in the authentic condition (recalling their experiences of being authentic) were more willing to donate money to protect the environment than those in the inauthentic (recalling their experiences of being inauthentic) or the neutral (recalling their experiences of a typical day) conditions. Participants in the authentic condition also reported higher intention to conduct PEB than their peers in the other conditions. The results of the present research provide initial evidence that people are more likely to endorse pro-environmental attitude and behave pro-environmentally when being authentic.
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title	To Be Authentic, to Be Eco: Exploring the Link Between Authenticity and Pro-environmental Behavior
title_short	To Be Authentic, to Be Eco: Exploring the Link Between Authenticity and Pro-environmental Behavior
title_full	To Be Authentic, to Be Eco: Exploring the Link Between Authenticity and Pro-environmental Behavior
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publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
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To Be Authentic, to Be Eco: Exploring the Link Between Authenticity and Pro-environmental Behavior

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