Department of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2010 Sep;49(Pt 3):553-68. doi: 10.1348/014466609X471976. Epub 2009 Sep 28.
Social concerns with the imperative of environmentally sustainable life-styles sit rather awkwardly with ideas about the widespread denial of global environmental problems. Given the very obvious threat and denial dimensions to these issues, we conducted two studies assessing the impact of self-affirmation manipulations on people's beliefs and motives regarding pro-environmental actions. In Study 1, participants (N=125) completed a self-affirmation task and read information on the threat of climate change. Results showed that the self-affirmation manipulation resulted in lower levels of denial and greater perceptions of personal involvement in relation to climate change. In Study 2, participants (N=90) completed a self-affirmation task and read some information on recycling. Findings showed a beneficial effect of a self-affirmation manipulation on intentions to increase recycling behaviour (among lower recyclers). The results are discussed in relation to the potential benefits of self-affirmation manipulations for promoting pro-environmental actions.
社会对环境可持续生活方式的必要性的关注与对全球环境问题广泛否认的观念相冲突。鉴于这些问题存在明显的威胁和否认维度，我们进行了两项研究，评估了自我肯定操作对人们关于环保行动的信念和动机的影响。在研究 1 中，参与者（N=125）完成了自我肯定任务并阅读了有关气候变化威胁的信息。结果表明，自我肯定操作导致对气候变化的否认程度降低，个人参与感增强。在研究 2 中，参与者（N=90）完成了自我肯定任务并阅读了一些有关回收的信息。研究结果表明，自我肯定操作对增加回收行为的意图（在较低的回收者中）有有益的影响。讨论了自我肯定操作在促进环保行动方面的潜在好处。
