Activation of social norms in social dilemmas: A review of the evidence and reflections on the implications for environmental behaviour

By A. Biel, John Th⊘gersen. 2007

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Subfields: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science

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The Motivational Roots of Norms for Environmentally Responsible Behavior (2009, background): “Notably, the importance of social norms for environmentally responsible behaviour is thoroughly documented in the literature (for a recent review, see Biel & Thogersen, 2007 ).”
Empowering interventions to promote sustainable lifestyles: Testing the habit discontinuity hypothesis in a field experiment (2016, background): “Environmental issues can also be framed as social dilemmas, that is, conflicts between immediate self-interest and longer-term collective interest, which also weaken an individual's motivation to act (e.g., Biel & Thøgersen, 2007; Lorenzoni et al., 2007).”
A Re‐Explication of Social Norms, Ten Years Later (2015, methodology): “Our goal is not to conduct a review of the literature on social norms, as others (Axelrod, 1986; Biel & Thøgersen, 2007; Lewis & Neighbors, 2006) have already done so.”
Helping "light green" consumers walk the talk: Results of a behavioural intervention survey in the Swiss electricity market (2011, background): “), an effect of social interaction on intention and behaviour can actually be induced (Biel and Thogersen, 2007; Cialdini, 2003; Harland et al., 1999).”
Religiosity, Attitude, and the Demand for Socially Responsible Products (2017, background): “The opinion of ‘relevant others’ (key persons in the social network of the consumer) about buying SR products may therefore be a reason for buying SR products (Biel and Thøgersen 2007).”
Factors influencing non-green consumers’ purchase intention: A partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach (2021, background): “PN has been proven to affect pro-environmental behaviour (Kaiser et al., 2005; Biel and Thøgersen, 2007; Zhang et al., 2014) and purpose (Steg and de Groot, 2010).”
Organic food consumption in Europe: International segmentation based on value system differences (2011, background): “This effect is especially relevant to the consumption of organic products, because the importance of social norms for environmentally responsible behavior is thoroughly documented in literature (Biel and Thøgersen, 2007).”