New Environmental Theories: Toward a Coherent Theory of Environmentally Significant Behavior
@article{Stern2000NewET, title={New Environmental Theories: Toward a Coherent Theory of Environmentally Significant Behavior}, author={Paul C. Stern}, journal={Journal of Social Issues}, year={2000}, volume={56}, pages={407-424} }
This article develops a conceptual framework for advancing theories of environmentally significant individual behavior and reports on the attempts of the author’s research group and others to develop such a theory. It discusses definitions of environmentally significant behavior; classifies the behaviors and their causes; assesses theories of environmentalism, focusing especially on value-belief-norm theory; evaluates the relationship between environmental concern and behavior; and summarizes…
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