Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change: A Review of Meat Consumption Behaviours

Meat consumption behaviours contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. Interventions to enable meat consumption reductions need to consider the psychological barriers preventing behavioural changes. Our aims were twofold; (1) to explore the psychological barriers to reducing meat c...

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Autores principales:	Catherine Graves, Katy Roelich
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	pro-environmental behaviour meat consumption psychological distance psychological barriers climate change Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b3a09fa459dd4e2d85f06e2e2157b6932021-11-11T19:21:08ZPsychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change: A Review of Meat Consumption Behaviours10.3390/su1321115822071-1050https://doaj.org/article/b3a09fa459dd4e2d85f06e2e2157b6932021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11582https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Meat consumption behaviours contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. Interventions to enable meat consumption reductions need to consider the psychological barriers preventing behavioural changes. Our aims were twofold; (1) to explore the psychological barriers to reducing meat consumption and how they can be overcome through a Rapid Evidence Review; and (2) to explore the usefulness of integrating the Kollmuss and Agyeman (K&A) model of pro-environmental behaviour and psychological distance, which provides the analytical framework. This review utilised three databases, focussing on empirical studies since 2010, which returned 277 results with seven eligible studies. We found that habit is the most significant psychological barrier to change, however, values and attitudes could act as moderating variables. We found gaps in the behavioural mechanism, indicating the presence of direct and indirect psychological barriers. We identified several actionable policy recommendations, such as utilising co-benefits, the importance of values in messaging, and targeting repeated behaviours. We found that study outcomes did not always translate into policy recommendations, and they were limited by existing policy paradigms. Psychological distance provides additional explanatory power, when combined with the K&A model, therefore, integrating psychological distance across pro-environmental behavioural research and policy could improve the effectiveness of interventions.Catherine GravesKaty RoelichMDPI AGarticlepro-environmental behaviourmeat consumptionpsychological distancepsychological barriersclimate changeEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11582, p 11582 (2021)
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topic	pro-environmental behaviour meat consumption psychological distance psychological barriers climate change Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	pro-environmental behaviour meat consumption psychological distance psychological barriers climate change Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Catherine Graves Katy Roelich Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change: A Review of Meat Consumption Behaviours
description	Meat consumption behaviours contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. Interventions to enable meat consumption reductions need to consider the psychological barriers preventing behavioural changes. Our aims were twofold; (1) to explore the psychological barriers to reducing meat consumption and how they can be overcome through a Rapid Evidence Review; and (2) to explore the usefulness of integrating the Kollmuss and Agyeman (K&A) model of pro-environmental behaviour and psychological distance, which provides the analytical framework. This review utilised three databases, focussing on empirical studies since 2010, which returned 277 results with seven eligible studies. We found that habit is the most significant psychological barrier to change, however, values and attitudes could act as moderating variables. We found gaps in the behavioural mechanism, indicating the presence of direct and indirect psychological barriers. We identified several actionable policy recommendations, such as utilising co-benefits, the importance of values in messaging, and targeting repeated behaviours. We found that study outcomes did not always translate into policy recommendations, and they were limited by existing policy paradigms. Psychological distance provides additional explanatory power, when combined with the K&A model, therefore, integrating psychological distance across pro-environmental behavioural research and policy could improve the effectiveness of interventions.
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title	Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change: A Review of Meat Consumption Behaviours
title_short	Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change: A Review of Meat Consumption Behaviours
title_full	Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change: A Review of Meat Consumption Behaviours
title_fullStr	Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change: A Review of Meat Consumption Behaviours
title_full_unstemmed	Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change: A Review of Meat Consumption Behaviours
title_sort	psychological barriers to pro-environmental behaviour change: a review of meat consumption behaviours
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Psychological Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change: A Review of Meat Consumption Behaviours

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