Age differences and profiles in pro-environmental behavior and eco-emotions

• Published in: International journal of behavioral development Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 132 - 144
• Main Authors: Ágoston, Csilla, Balázs, Bernadett, Mónus, Ferenc, Varga, Attila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Age differences; Age groups; Anxiety; Climate change; Conservation; Emotional Response; Emotional responses; Emotions; Environmental behaviour; Food consumption; Grief; Guilt; Meat; Recycling; Secondary schools; Transportation; Young adults; eco-anxiety; ecological grief; eco-guilt; latent profile analysis; generations; Pro-environmental behavior; climate change anxiety

Previous research suggests that age-related differences in pro-environmental behavior (PEB) and the emotional reactions to climate change could originate from generational as well as aging effects and can be influenced by the opportunities and constraints of life circumstances and resources. The cur...