|
Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
|
Environment and Behavior, Vol. 27, No. 6,
723-743 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916595276001
The New Ecological Paradigm in Social-Psychological Context
Paul C. Stern
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change and the Committee on Risk Characterization at the National Research Council
Thomas Dietz
George Mason University
Gregory A. Guagnano
Northern Virginia Survey Research Laboratory at George Mason University
The New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale is the most frequently used measure of environmental concern, but it has not been placed in the context of a social-psychological theory of attitude formation or attitude-behavior relationships. Using data from a northern Virginia sample, this study examines NEP in relation to the variables in a theoretical model of environmental concern. We found that the NEP is indistinguishable from a scale of awareness of consequences (AC) of general environmental conditions, both psychometrically and in terms of its relations to behavioral intentions, but somewhat different in its relations to basic value orientations and sociodemographic variables. We conclude that both NEP and AC measure generalized beliefs about the nature of human-environment interactions-or "folk ecology"—a set of beliefs that may be influenced by social structure and values and that influence attitudes, beliefs, and behavioral intentions regarding specific environmental conditions.
 CiteULike  Connotea  Del.icio.us  Digg  Reddit  Technorati What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
|
|
 
T. L. Tudor, S. W. Barr, and A. W. Gilg
A Novel Conceptual Framework for Examining Environmental Behavior in Large Organizations: A Case Study of the Cornwall National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom
Environment and Behavior,
May 1, 2008;
40(3):
426 - 450.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Barr
Factors Influencing Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: A U.K. Case Study of Household Waste Management
Environment and Behavior,
July 1, 2007;
39(4):
435 - 473.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. D. Dutcher, J. C. Finley, A.E. Luloff, and J. B. Johnson
Connectivity With Nature as a Measure of Environmental Values
Environment and Behavior,
July 1, 2007;
39(4):
474 - 493.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. Kurz, M. Linden, and N. Sheehy
Attitudinal and Community Influences on Participation in New Curbside Recycling Initiatives in Northern Ireland
Environment and Behavior,
May 1, 2007;
39(3):
367 - 391.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. Vikan, C. Camino, A. Biaggio, and H. Nordvik
Endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm: A Comparison of Two Brazilian Samples and One Norwegian Sample
Environment and Behavior,
March 1, 2007;
39(2):
217 - 228.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. L. Milfont, J. Duckitt, and L. D. Cameron
A Cross-Cultural Study of Environmental Motive Concerns and Their Implications for Proenvironmental Behavior
Environment and Behavior,
November 1, 2006;
38(6):
745 - 767.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Wurzinger and M. Johansson
Environmental Concern and Knowledge of Ecotourism among Three Groups of Swedish Tourists
Journal of Travel Research,
November 1, 2006;
45(2):
217 - 226.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
K. M. Norgaard
"We Don't Really Want to Know": Environmental Justice and Socially Organized Denial of Global Warming in Norway
Organization Environment,
September 1, 2006;
19(3):
347 - 370.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Oreg and T. Katz-Gerro
Predicting Proenvironmental Behavior Cross-Nationally: Values, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and Value-Belief-Norm Theory
Environment and Behavior,
July 1, 2006;
38(4):
462 - 483.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. Deng, G. J. Walker, and G. Swinnerton
A Comparison of Environmental Values and Attitudes Between Chinese in Canada and Anglo-Canadians
Environment and Behavior,
January 1, 2006;
38(1):
22 - 47.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B. K. Marshall, J. S. Picou, and C. A. Bevc
Ecological Disaster as Contextual Transformation: Environmental Values in a Renewable Resource Community
Environment and Behavior,
September 1, 2005;
37(5):
706 - 728.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. Y. Johnson, J. M. Bowker, and H. K. Cordell
Ethnic Variation in Environmental Belief and Behavior: An Examination of the New Ecological Paradigm in a Social Psychological Context
Environment and Behavior,
March 1, 2004;
36(2):
157 - 186.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
W. Poortinga, L. Steg, and C. Vlek
Values, Environmental Concern, and Environmental Behavior: A Study into Household Energy Use
Environment and Behavior,
January 1, 2004;
36(1):
70 - 93.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. Castro and M. L. Lima
Old and New Ideas about the Environment and Science: An Exploratory Study
Environment and Behavior,
May 1, 2001;
33(3):
400 - 423.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. A. Corraliza and J. Berenguer
Environmental Values, Beliefs, and Actions: A Situational Approach
Environment and Behavior,
November 1, 2000;
32(6):
832 - 848.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L. Steg and I. Sievers
Cultural Theory and Individual Perceptions of Environmental Risks
Environment and Behavior,
March 1, 2000;
32(2):
250 - 269.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. Dietz, P. C. Stern, and G. A. Guagnano
Social Structural and Social Psychological Bases of Environmental Concern
Environment and Behavior,
July 1, 1998;
30(4):
450 - 471.
[Abstract]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. Furman
A Note on Environmental Concern in a Developing Country: Results From an Istanbul Survey
Environment and Behavior,
July 1, 1998;
30(4):
520 - 534.
[Abstract]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. W. Schultz and L. C. Zelezny
Values and Proenvironmental Behavior: A Five-Country Survey
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology,
July 1, 1998;
29(4):
540 - 558.
[Abstract]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
O. Wiidegren
The New Environmental Paradigm and Personal Norms
Environment and Behavior,
January 1, 1998;
30(1):
75 - 100.
[Abstract]
|
|
|
|
