Everything is connected: Reminders of environmental and social connectedness strengthen environmental attitudes

IF 6.1 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI:10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102549

Marianna Drosinou , Jussi Palomäki , Markus Jokela , Michael Laakasuo

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Abstract

In two studies, we examined the effects of receiving reminders of environmental and social connectedness on environmental attitudes. We developed a novel experimental paradigm to induce feelings of connectedness with vignettes. Environmental attitudes were assessed with the Environmental Concern and Awareness of Consequences scales, both of which included three subscales (biospheric, social, and egoistic). In Study 1 (N = 774), we found that receiving a reminder of environmental connectedness increased environmental concern (biospheric) and awareness of consequences (biospheric and social) for individuals who did not feel connected to nature or other people. In Study 2 (N = 854), we replicated and extended these results, showing that receiving a reminder of environmental or social connectedness also increased environmental concern (biospheric and egoistic) for individuals who did not feel connected to nature or others. The findings show that reminders of environmental and social connectedness can promote people's awareness of, and concern for, the environment, especially among individuals with low.

dispositional connectedness.

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在两项研究中，我们考察了接受环境和社会联系提醒对环境态度的影响。我们开发了一种新颖的实验范式，通过小故事来诱发联系感。环境态度通过 "环境关注 "和 "后果意识 "量表进行评估，这两个量表都包括三个子量表（生物圈、社会和利己主义）。在研究 1（N = 774）中，我们发现，对于那些感觉自己与自然或他人没有联系的人来说，接受环境联系提醒会增加他们对环境的关注（生物圈）和对环境后果的认识（生物圈和社会）。在研究 2（N = 854）中，我们重复并扩展了这些结果，结果表明，对于那些不觉得自己与自然或他人有联系的人来说，接受环境或社会联系的提醒也会增加他们对环境的关注（生物圈关注和自我关注）。研究结果表明，环境和社会关联性的提醒可以提高人们对环境的认识和关注，尤其是对那些倾向性关联性较低的人而言。

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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