Longitudinal study on positive spirals between pro-environmental behavior and satisfaction

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26550107
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: KAIDA Naoko 筑波大学, システム情報系, 助教 (60456704)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 環境配慮行動 / 充足感 / 主観的幸福感 / 縦断調査 / パス解析 / 環境価値観

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to explore as a longitudinal study positive spiral relationships between pro-environmental behaviors and subtle psychological changes which are incurred by the behaviors (i.e., micro satisfaction). The micro satisfaction scale was first developed and validated. Path analysis using three time-point longitudinal data revealed pro-environmental behavior enhances micro satisfaction at one time point and further facilitates the positive behavior-satisfaction relationships. These findings support the hypothesis of this research that there are positive spirals between pro-environmental behaviors and micro satisfaction, which lead to long-term behavioral changes and increased subjective well-being.

Free Research Field

環境心理学、環境配慮行動論