The validity of self-report measures of proenvironmental behavior: A meta-analytic review

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On the Determinants of Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Literature Review and Guide for the Empirical Economist (2019, background): “2There is a strong relation between self-reported & objective PEB (Kormos and Gifford, 2014).”
Anxiety and climate change: a validation of the Climate Anxiety Scale in a German-speaking quota sample and an investigation of psychological correlates (2021, background): “Besides common difficulties inherent in selfreport measures (e.g., Kormos & Gifford 2014), something as complex, sensitive, and deeply contextualized as climate anxiety may simply not be fully captured using a self-report measure (Lertzman 2015).”
The Way Forward in Mindfulness and Sustainability: a Critical Review and Research Agenda (2020, background): “Generally, behavioural studies do not combine psychometric scales with quantitative measures of the same behaviour (Kormos and Gifford 2014).”
The Measurement of Green Workplace Behaviors: A Systematic Review (2019, background): “Indeed, in their meta-analysis, Kormos and Gifford (2014) set out various ways of reducing the bias associated with measurement, such as reducing the period measured (e.g., referring to “last week” vs. “last year”).”