Event Title
Social Dominance Orientation and Connectedness to Nature as Important Predictors of Ecologically Sustainable Behavior
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Psychology
Mentor Information
Christine Smith
Department
Psychology
Location
Kirkhof Center KC42
Start Date
11-4-2012 9:00 AM
Keywords
Changing Ideas/Changing Worlds, Culture, Environment, Freedom and Control, Gender, Identity, Social Class, Sustainability, World Perspective
Abstract
The dispositional characteristics that are shared by people who engage in environmentally sustainable behaviors are examined in this survey design correlational study. Forty-nine undergraduates completed an array of questionnaires assessing Social Dominance Orientation (SDO), Connectedness to Nature (CN), Self-Construal (SC) and Ecologically Sustainable Behavior (ESB). ESB was measured by asking participants about the frequency with which they engage in several college-age-specific environmentally responsible behaviors. As expected, CN was a significant positive predictor of ESB. Somewhat consistent with expectations, SDO showed a marginally negative correlation with ESB. Unexpectedly, none of the self-construals were included in the complete multiple regression model. This may likely be due to overlapping variance issues in addition to limitations related to low power. Implications for future directions for sustainability-related education are discussed.
Social Dominance Orientation and Connectedness to Nature as Important Predictors of Ecologically Sustainable Behavior
Kirkhof Center KC42
The dispositional characteristics that are shared by people who engage in environmentally sustainable behaviors are examined in this survey design correlational study. Forty-nine undergraduates completed an array of questionnaires assessing Social Dominance Orientation (SDO), Connectedness to Nature (CN), Self-Construal (SC) and Ecologically Sustainable Behavior (ESB). ESB was measured by asking participants about the frequency with which they engage in several college-age-specific environmentally responsible behaviors. As expected, CN was a significant positive predictor of ESB. Somewhat consistent with expectations, SDO showed a marginally negative correlation with ESB. Unexpectedly, none of the self-construals were included in the complete multiple regression model. This may likely be due to overlapping variance issues in addition to limitations related to low power. Implications for future directions for sustainability-related education are discussed.