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Ecological introspection resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic: The threat perception of the pandemic was positively related to pro-environmental behaviors.
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Journal of Positive Psychology . May2024, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p457-470. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- How infectious diseases shape individual minds and behaviors has been of interest to researchers. We conducted four studies to examine whether the threat perception of the COVID-19 pandemic was positively related to pro-environmentalism. Study 1 (N = 1,508) showed that individuals' threat perception of the pandemic was correlated with their pro-environmental behaviors. Study 2 (N = 241) clarified the causality by manipulating threat perception and found that individuals with high (vs. low) threat perception reported higher pro-environmental willingness. Study 3 (N = 406) revealed that awe for nature mediated this relationship. Study 4 (N = 405) replicated Study 3 more than two years after the outbreak and demonstrated the findings were robust regardless of decreases in infection fear. These findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic provides individuals with an opportunity to reconsider the way they treat nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17439760
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Positive Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176211911
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2023.2190923