The psychology of non-market environmental valuation: An integrative review of research evidence, theoretical insights, and policy considerations

IF 6.1 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102510

Anastasia Gkargkavouzi , George Halkos

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Abstract

Background & scope

The current study sheds light on the psychological insights embedded in environmental valuation research via an integrative review. The main aim is to review the multiple psychological factors and theories that predict environmental preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for environmental goods, services, and conservation within the environmental valuation context.

Methods

Following the Whittemore and Knafl's framework for integrative reviews and PRISMA 2020 Statement, a literature search took place in September 2023. Inclusion criteria included scholarly peer-reviewed, environmental-themed, articles written in English, that applied stated preference valuation techniques and incorporated psychological variables. The initial search using multiple keyword sets on Scopus and Web of Science, returned 1492 records. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality methodology checklist, the Effective Public Health Practice Project, the Mixed Methods Appraisal, and the Quality In Prognosis Studies tools were used to assess overall quality and risk of bias in the included studies (OSF Registration DOI https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3YRBK).

Results

After screening, a total of 63 eligible papers published between 2010 and 2023 were identified. Psychological attributes were found to account for a significant variation in peoples’ environmental preferences and serve as important predictors of individual behavioral decisions. Environmental attitudes, values, beliefs, concern, place attachment, norms, TPB, and NAM theories, emerged as the dominant psychological variables that significantly influence revealed preferences and WTP. Synthesis of review results enables the development of an integrative theoretical framework of the psychology of non-market environmental valuation.

Discussion

Research evidence suggests several policy implications that enable policymakers to leverage psychological research to the design and implementation of effective policy measures, and ultimately pursue environmental conservation and increased public support.

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Multiple-

CiteScore

10.60

自引率

8.70%

发文量

140

审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Environmental Psychology is the premier journal in the field, serving individuals in a wide range of disciplines who have an interest in the scientific study of the transactions and interrelationships between people and their surroundings (including built, social, natural and virtual environments, the use and abuse of nature and natural resources, and sustainability-related behavior). The journal publishes internationally contributed empirical studies and reviews of research on these topics that advance new insights. As an important forum for the field, the journal publishes some of the most influential papers in the discipline that reflect the scientific development of environmental psychology. Contributions on theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of all human-environment interactions are welcome, along with innovative or interdisciplinary approaches that have a psychological emphasis. Research areas include: •Psychological and behavioral aspects of people and nature •Cognitive mapping, spatial cognition and wayfinding •Ecological consequences of human actions •Theories of place, place attachment, and place identity •Environmental risks and hazards: perception, behavior, and management •Perception and evaluation of buildings and natural landscapes •Effects of physical and natural settings on human cognition and health •Theories of proenvironmental behavior, norms, attitudes, and personality •Psychology of sustainability and climate change •Psychological aspects of resource management and crises •Social use of space: crowding, privacy, territoriality, personal space •Design of, and experiences related to, the physical aspects of workplaces, schools, residences, public buildings and public space