Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour : An integrative review and research agenda

By L. Steg, C. Vlek. 2009

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Marketing

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The extended Value-Belief-Norm theory predicts committed action for nature and biodiversity in Europe (2020, methodology): “Two items adapted from Abrahamse and Steg (2009) were used, i.e., “I feel personally obliged to protect nature and biodiversity” and “I feel guilty when I do not act for nature and biodiversity protection” (AVE=0.56; CR=0.70; r= 0.57, p < .001).”
Examining drivers of sustainable consumption : the influence of norms and opinion leadership on electric vehicle adoption in Sweden (2017, background): “In general pro-environmental attitudes have been found to be able to explain a relatively large part of intentions or actual pro-environmental behavior (Chekima et al., 2016; Heberlein, 2012; Sang and Bekhet, 2015; Steg and Vlek, 2009; Vredin Johansson et al., 2006).”
The Effects of Children's Age and Sex on Acquiring Pro-Environmental Attitudes Through Environmental Education (2014, background): “When we speak of pro-environmental attitudes, we mean attitudes which may lead to actions that either prevent or reduce harm to the environment or that may even benefit the environment (e.g., Steg & Vlek, 2009).”
Understanding the internal processes of behavioral engagement in a national park: A latent variable path analysis of the value-belief-norm theory (2014, background): “This information can guide intervention strategies that promote biological diversity and carries potential to be well-received by stakeholders in industrialized nations (Gardner & Stern, 1996; Steg & Vlek, 2009).”
The role of perceived effectiveness of policy measures in predicting recycling behaviour in Hong Kong (2014, background): “As stated by Steg and Vlek (2009) and Wan and Shen (2013), informational strategies such as promotional campaigns can be implemented to enhance people’s perception of the policy’s effectiveness.”
Cultural antecedents of green behavioral intent: An environmental theory of planned behavior (2015, background): “As Steg and Vlek (2009) opine, efforts need to systematically target relevant behaviors and their particular antecedents (e.g., self-view, information, modeling).”
Good Intents, but Low Impacts: Diverging Importance of Motivational and Socioeconomic Determinants Explaining Pro-Environmental Behavior, Energy Use, and Carbon Footprint (2018, result): “Regarding studies, we strongly agree with other researchers who recommend focusing on high-impact behaviors (e.g., Bilharz & Schmitt, 2011; Gatersleben et al., 2002; Steg & Vlek, 2009; Stern, 2000, 2011).”
On the Determinants of Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Literature Review and Guide for the Empirical Economist (2019, background): “…more recently has been investigated by researchers in the field of environmental psychology since the 1960s (for reviews, see, e.g. Hines et al., 1987; Kollmuss and Agyeman, 2002; Bamberg and Möser, 2007; Heimlich and Ardoin, 2008; Steg and Vlek, 2009; Klöckner, 2013; Gifford and Nilsson, 2014).”
Demand-side solutions for climate mitigation: Bottom-up drivers of household energy behavior change in the Netherlands and Spain (2020, background): “VBN theory [44,45] explains environmental behavior and “good intentions” such as willingness to change behavior [25,45,46], environmental citizenship [45], and policy acceptability [47,48].”
Developing the ‘Service’ in Mobility as a Service: Experiences from a Field Trial of an Innovative Travel Brokerage (2016, background): “According to Steg and Vlek (2009) changes in the availability, and actual costs and benefits of behavioural alternatives may be necessary to increase the individual’s opportunities to act in a more pro-environmental way.”
One More Awareness Gap? The Behaviour–Impact Gap Problem (2012, background): “Steg and Vlek (2009) note that structural strategies are probably more effective in promoting proenvironmental behaviour than are information strategies.”