Environmental consciousness : an indicator of Higher Consciousness (original) (raw)
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Abstract: Wrong attitudes, beliefs and values are adversely affecting the natural environment today. In this research work the attitude towards the environment of two groups of people living in suburban and urban environments is examined and categorized as biospheric, altruistic and egoistic. The data obtained from questionnaires given to participants is used for correlation studies between the environmental attitudes of participants and the higher order values they uphold. Results show that urban respondents exhibit egoistic attitudes while suburban participants who are in close contact with nature show biospheric attitudes. Significant correlations are seen between egoistic attitude and value of self-enhancement (0.73) in case of urban participants and between biospheric attitude and the value of self-transcendence (0.59) for suburban participants. This is probably because the value of Self transcendence is a form of environmental consciousness which may develop into Higher Consci...
A Study of Socio-Demographic and Personal-Philosophical Values on Environmental Consciousness
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This research is undertaken as part of the fulfillment of the academic program of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The purpose of this survey is to determine the level of Malaysian consumers' environmental consciousness and behavior. I seek on your kind cooperation in completing this questionnaire based on your honest opinion. There is no right or wrong answer and it should take you not more than 10 minutes to complete. All information provided is deemed confidential and will be used only for the purpose of this academic research.
Values and their relationship to environmental concern and conservation behavior
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Findings from these studies have found values of self-transcendence (positively) and self-enhancement (negatively) to predict general concern for environmental problems. Other recent findings have differentiated between environmental attitudes based on concern for self (egoistic), concern for other people (socialaltruistic), and concern for plants and animals (biospheric). This article reports the results from a study of the relationship between values and environmental attitudes in six countries: Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, India, New Zealand, and Russia. Results show strong support for the cross-cultural generalizability of the relationship between values and attitudes and on the structure of environmental concern. In addition, analyses of the relationship between values and environmental behavior show evidence for norm activation only for self-transcendence; results for self-enhancement show a consistently negative relationship.
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The aim of this paper is to test the relationship between health consciousness, material values and pro-environmental behaviours. The mediating role of environmental belief in these relationships is also investigated. To achieve this cross sectional survey research was conducted in two Indian universities and 332 students doing engineering or management course responded to the survey. The regression analysis results show that health consciousness has positive relationship with pro-environmental behaviours. In case of material values only one sub dimension namely 'centrality of acquisition' has negative relationship with pro-environmental behaviour. Environmental belief did not mediate any relationship. Article discusses the limitations and future scope of research.