articleEnvironment and BehaviorJan 1, 2004GREEN OA

Values, Environmental Concern, and Environmental Behavior

WPWouter PoortingaLSLinda StegCVCharles Vlek

University of East Anglia · University of Groningen

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Abstract

In this study, the role of values in the field of household energy use is investigated by using the concept of quality of life (QOL). Importance judgments on 22 QOL aspects could be summarized into seven clearly interpretable value dimensions. The seven value dimensions and general and specific environmental concern contributed significantly to the explanation of policy support for government regulation and for market strategies aimed at managing environmental problems as well as to the explanation of the acceptability of specific home and transport energy-saving measures. In line with earlier research, home and transport energy use were especially related to sociodemographic variables like income and…

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  • Environmental quality
  • Value (mathematics)
  • Government (linguistics)
  • Energy (signal processing)
  • Public economics
  • Environmental policy
  • Environmental economics
  • Psychology
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