The moderating effect of collective efficacy on the relationship between environmental values and ecological behaviors

• Published in: Environment, development and sustainability Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 4175 - 4202
• Main Authors: Cuadrado, E., Macias-Zambrano, L. H., Carpio, A. J., Tabernero, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Appreciation; Behavior; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecological effects; Ecology; Economic Geology; Economic Growth; Efficacy; Energy; Energy conservation; Environment; Environmental behavior; Environmental behaviour; Environmental Economics; Environmental Management; Preservation; Recycling; Students; Sustainable Development; Values; Variables; Appreciation of nature value; Preservation value; Recycling; Energy saving; Collective efficacy; Utilization value

Sustainability implies improvements in responsible behaviors such as recycling and energy saving. Yet, ecological behaviors cannot be improved only by attending to personal variables; focus must also be put on the collective variables. The main aim of this research was to analyze how individual vari...