Perceived economic inequality inhibits pro‐environmental engagement

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

British Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2024-10-25 DOI:10.1111/bjso.12815

Rongmian Huo, Shasha Yang, Cai Dong, Sijing Chen

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Abstract

We currently inhabit an era marked by increasing economic inequality. This paper delves into the repercussions of perceived economic inequality on individual‐level pro‐environmental engagement and puts forth an explanatory mechanism. Across three empirical studies encompassing an archival investigation employing a nationally representative data set (Study 1), an online survey (Study 2) and an in‐lab experiment (Study 3), we consistently unearth the inhibiting effect of perceived economic inequality on individuals' pro‐environmental involvement, whether assessed through pro‐environmental intentions or behaviours. Furthermore, our findings reveal that individuals' identification with their country elucidates these results. Specifically, perceived economic inequality diminishes individuals' national identification, encompassing their concern for the country's well‐being and their sense of shared destiny with fellow citizens, thereby curbing their pro‐environmental engagement. Additionally, we conduct a single‐paper meta‐analysis (Study 4), revealing small to moderate effect sizes for our key findings. Theoretical and practical implications stemming from these novel findings are discussed.

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感知到的经济不平等阻碍了亲环境参与

我们目前所处的时代是一个经济不平等日益加剧的时代。本文深入探讨了经济不平等对个人参与环保的影响，并提出了一种解释机制。通过三项实证研究，包括利用全国代表性数据集进行的档案调查（研究 1）、在线调查（研究 2）和实验室实验（研究 3），我们一致发现了感知到的经济不平等对个人亲环境参与的抑制作用，无论是通过亲环境意向还是行为进行评估。此外，我们的研究结果表明，个人对其国家的认同也会对这些结果产生影响。具体来说，感知到的经济不平等会削弱个人对国家的认同，包括对国家福祉的关注以及与同胞共命运的意识，从而抑制他们的亲环境参与。此外，我们还进行了一项单篇论文的荟萃分析（研究 4），结果显示我们的主要发现具有小到中等的效应大小。我们将讨论这些新发现的理论和实践意义。

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British Journal of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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期刊介绍： The British Journal of Social Psychology publishes work from scholars based in all parts of the world, and manuscripts that present data on a wide range of populations inside and outside the UK. It publishes original papers in all areas of social psychology including: • social cognition • attitudes • group processes • social influence • intergroup relations • self and identity • nonverbal communication • social psychological aspects of personality, affect and emotion • language and discourse Submissions addressing these topics from a variety of approaches and methods, both quantitative and qualitative are welcomed. We publish papers of the following kinds: • empirical papers that address theoretical issues; • theoretical papers, including analyses of existing social psychological theories and presentations of theoretical innovations, extensions, or integrations; • review papers that provide an evaluation of work within a given area of social psychology and that present proposals for further research in that area; • methodological papers concerning issues that are particularly relevant to a wide range of social psychologists; • an invited agenda article as the first article in the first part of every volume. The editorial team aims to handle papers as efficiently as possible. In 2016, papers were triaged within less than a week, and the average turnaround time from receipt of the manuscript to first decision sent back to the authors was 47 days.