Is There a "Race" Effect on Concern for Environmental

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Mohai, Paul; Bryant, Bunyan (1998). Is there a "race" effect on concern for environmental quality? . Public Opinion Quarterly, 62, 4, 475-505.
Examined racial differences in environmental attitudes and suggests 3 explanations for understanding racial differences in environmental concern: (1) hierarchy of needs, (2)…

Turning Minds On and Faucets Off: Water Conservation Education in Jordanian Schools

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Middlestadt, Susan; Grieser, Mona; Hernandez, Orlando; Tabaishat, Khulood; Sanchack, Julie; Southwell, Brian; Schwartz, Reva. (2001). Turning minds on and faucets off: Water conservation education in Jordanian schools. . Journal of Environmental Education, 32, 2, 37-45.
Evaluated the impact on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, of a high school water conservation curriculum implemented through the Jordan Water Conservation Education Projec…

Communications about Environmental Risks and Risk-Reducing Behavior: The Impact of Fear on Information Processing

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Meijnders, Anneloes L; Midden, Cees J. H; Wilke, Henk A. M. (2001). Communications about environmental risks and risk-reducing behavior: The impact of fear on information processing. . Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 4, 754-777.
Examined the impact of fear on attitudes and the mediating role of information processing. Fear and argument strength were manipulated according to a 3 * 2 (Fear: Control vs M…

A Comparison of the Environmental

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Hunter, Lori M. (2000). A comparison of the environmental attitudes, concern, and behaviors of native-born and foreign-born U.S. residents. . Population & Environment: a Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 21, 6, 565-580.
Offers an examination of environmental attitudes, concern, and behaviors among individuals presently living within the context producing contemporary American environmental …

Adapting Human Lifestyles for the 21st Century

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Howard, George S. (2000). Adapting human lifestyles for the 21st century. . American Psychologist, 55, 5, 509-151.
A number of ecological problems (e.g., global warming, ozone depletion, deforestation, acid rain) have been identified, which threaten to reduce the quality of human life in t…

Environmentally Responsible Purchase Behaviour: A Test of a Consumer Model

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Follows, Scott B; Jobber, David (2000). Environmentally responsible purchase behaviour: A test of a consumer model.. European Journal of Marketing. , 34, 5-6, 723-746.
A consumer model of environmentally responsible purchase behaviour was tested using covariance structural analysis. The model successfully predicted the purchase of environmen…

Optimism Bias about Environmental Degradation

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Hatfield, Julie; Job, R. F. Soames. (2001). Optimism bias about environmental degradation: The role of the range of impact of precautions. . Journal of Environmental Psychology, 21, 1, 17-30.
Two studies examined optimism bias regarding environmental degradation. In Study 1 with 86 college students, optimism bias was observed regarding some aspects of environmental…

The Prediction of Ecological and Enviornmental Belief

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Hodgkinson, Shari P; Innes, J. Michael (2000). The prediction of ecological and enviornmental belief systems: The differential contributions of social conservatism and beliefs about money. . Journal of Environmental Psychology. , 20, 3, 285-294.
It is noted that the environment and the economy are 2 of the most pertinent issues of society and are increasingly perceived as inter-related, highlighting the significance o…

Environmental Ethical Reasoning: A Cohort Analysis

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Clement, Kent Gregory (Nov 1998). Environmental ethical reasoning: A cohort analysis.. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: the Sciences & Engineering., 59, 5B, p.2445.
Beyond the level of organic material one must use for food and shelter in order to survive, the amount of natural resources one consumes is a matter of choice (Miller, 1994). …

Environmental Attitudes and

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Arbuthnot, J. (1974). Environmental knowledge and recycling behavior as a fuction of attitudes and personality characteristics. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1, 1, 119-121.
This dissertation examines the relationship between environmental attitudes and environmental managers' behavioral intentions. Two studies were completed. The preliminary st…

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