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- Title
Who cares for the environment? Pro-environmental and political opinions in relation to basic psychological needs. A person-centered approach.
- Authors
Duda, Ewa; Szulawski, Michał; Nowakowska, Iwona
- Abstract
Effective educational activities aimed at shaping pro-environmental behavior require knowledge of the characteristics of the group to which they are to be addressed and should therefore be preceded by a diagnosis of their needs. Apart from the characteristics of the individuals, the geo-political context in which we function also plays a role in human–environmental interactions. Therefore, to better understand their role, we conducted a study aimed at examining whether three basic psychological needs and political views were related to pro-environmental opinions in a unique geopolitical situation that took place in Poland in December 2021. A representative sample of 1241 adult Polish respondents, 52.7% of whom were female, took part in an anonymous quantitative survey, based on a survey questionnaire and conducted in a research panel. We found weak correlations between the basic psychological needs satisfaction and pro-environmental opinions, as well as a moderate positive correlation between left-wing political views and pro-environmental opinions. Moreover, a cluster analysis revealed a cluster of "needs satisfaction" and "needs frustration," and these two clusters differed, given the higher pro-environmental opinions and left-wing political views in the "needs satisfaction" group. We discuss the results in the light of the basic psychological needs theory and implications for educational and sustainable development promotion practice. The beneficiaries of this study may include not only psychologists interested in the issues of human–environment relations in the context of basic needs but also people involved in the creation and implementation of educational pro-environmental policies or adult educators.
- Subjects
POLAND; POLITICAL attitudes; BASIC needs; GREEN behavior; EDUCATIONAL planning; SATISFACTION
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2024, Vol 43, Issue 22, p20121
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-024-05767-2