ECOCENTRISM AND BEHAVIOR: A BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW ON ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES

This study consists of a literary review on researches about Ecocentrism. The term was defined to specify a set of values and beliefs of human beings about their relationship with the environment. Since the 1970s, psychological science has been interested in these beliefs and values as object of study. For the literary review, national indexers (BVS-PSI and Scielo) and international indexers (ISI Web of Knowledge e Scopus) were consulted, compiling investigations on five major themes: (1) the role of information, (2) personality, (3) green consumption, (4) cultural aspects and social roles and (5) measurements in ecocentrism. With this review it was concluded that there is a need for a greater effort in national contributions in the field, whereas the international scenario faces a scarcity of studies about human development and concrete intervention strategies for the promotion of pro-environmental behaviors.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Psicologia Em Estudo

• Publication date

  2014-12-01

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1590/1413-73722201204
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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