Biodiversity and cultural diversity are morally valued.

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

British Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI:10.1111/bjso.12818

Christoph Klebl, Jolanda Jetten, Brock Bastian, Julia Lee Cunningham

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Abstract

Humanity is facing rapid declines in both biodiversity and cultural diversity. As effective conservation policies often require strong public support, it is critical to understand whether individuals view diversity loss through a moral lens and whether they value diversity for its own sake, independent from instrumental or individual-centric concerns. Across two studies (N = 796), we found that individuals assigned moral value to both biodiversity and cultural diversity. Individuals assigned greater moral value to animals, plants and - to a lesser extent - languages when diversity was threatened, compared to when it was not threatened, despite an equal number of entities at risk, and they were willing to sacrifice a large number of these entities to prevent a loss in diversity. Additionally, we found (N = 12,000) that a general concern for diversity underlies concern for both biodiversity and cultural diversity. These findings suggest that emphasizing the inherent value of diversity may be effective for increasing public support for conservation of diversity.

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生物多样性和文化多样性具有道德价值。

人类正面临着生物多样性和文化多样性的迅速衰退。由于有效的保护政策通常需要强有力的公众支持，因此了解个人是否从道德角度看待多样性的丧失，以及他们是否出于多样性本身的原因而重视多样性，而不考虑工具性或以个人为中心的问题至关重要。通过两项研究（N = 796），我们发现个人对生物多样性和文化多样性都赋予了道德价值。当多样性受到威胁时，与未受到威胁时相比，尽管受到威胁的实体数量相同，但个体对动物、植物以及（在较小程度上）语言赋予了更高的道德价值，而且他们愿意牺牲大量这些实体来防止多样性的丧失。此外，我们还发现（N = 12,000），对多样性的普遍关注是对生物多样性和文化多样性关注的基础。这些发现表明，强调多样性的内在价值可能会有效地提高公众对保护多样性的支持。

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British Journal of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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9.50

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7.40%

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