Beliefs and environmental behavior: the moderating effect of emotional intelligence.

Recent decades have seen a proliferation of studies aiming to explain how pro-environmental behavior is shaped by attitudes, values and beliefs. In this study, we have included an aspect in our analysis that has been rarely touched upon until now, that is, the intelligent use of emotions as a possible component of pro-environmental behavior. We applied the Trait Meta Mood Scale-24 (TMMS-24) and the New Environmental Paradigm scale to a sample of 184 male and female undergraduate students. We also carried out correlation and hierarchical regression analyses of blocks. The results show the interaction effects of the system of environmental beliefs and the dimensions of emotional intelligence on glass recycling attitudes, intentions and behavior. The results are discussed from the perspective of research on how the management of emotions guides thought and behavior.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

• Publication date

  2014-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/sjop.12160PMID 25274540
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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