کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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890256 | 1472039 | 2015 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Adaptability yielded positive direct, indirect, and total effects on pro-environmental attitudes.
• Indirect effects of adaptability were mediated by environmental awareness and concerns.
• Agreeableness and neuroticism also had positive total effects on pro-environmental attitudes.
• Adaptability explained more variance in pro-environmental attitudes than personality traits.
• Adaptability plays a role in the way young people adapt in mitigating environmental issues.
Based on a sample of over 2000 Australian adolescents (Mage = 14.5 years; 51% girls), this investigation explores the extent to which young people’s adaptability and personality are associated with their responses to environmental issues. Controlling for the effects of socio-demographic and prior achievement, structural equation modeling showed that adaptability yielded significant positive direct, indirect (via environmental awareness and concerns), and total effects on pro-environmental attitudes. Although agreeableness and neuroticism also generated significant and positive total effects on pro-environmental attitudes, adaptability explained the most variance in pro-environmental attitudes. Findings offer theoretical, research, and applied implications for researchers and practitioners seeking to optimize individuals’ responses to environmental challenges.
Journal: Personality and Individual Differences - Volume 79, June 2015, Pages 91–97