Yang Ying, Zhu Shuhua, Gan Yulu, Dang Junhua
Mental Health Education and Counseling Centre, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China.
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China.
Front Psychol. 2021 Nov 12;12:755860. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.755860. eCollection 2021.
Authentic self is believed to be morally good. The current research proposes that the authentic self is also environmentally good. Across two studies, we tested the link between authenticity and pro-environmental attitude and behavior. In Study 1 (=2,646), dispositional authenticity was found to be a predictor of pro-environmental behavior (PEB). In Study 2 (=474), participants in the authentic condition (recalling their experiences of being authentic) were more willing to donate money to protect the environment than those in the inauthentic (recalling their experiences of being inauthentic) or the neutral (recalling their experiences of a typical day) conditions. Participants in the authentic condition also reported higher intention to conduct PEB than their peers in the other conditions. The results of the present research provide initial evidence that people are more likely to endorse pro-environmental attitude and behave pro-environmentally when being authentic.
真实自我被认为在道德上是善的。当前研究提出，真实自我在环境方面也是善的。在两项研究中，我们测试了真实性与亲环境态度及行为之间的联系。在研究1（n = 2646）中，特质真实性被发现是亲环境行为（PEB）的一个预测指标。在研究2（n = 474）中，处于真实状态（回忆他们真实的经历）的参与者比处于不真实状态（回忆他们不真实的经历）或中性状态（回忆他们平常一天的经历）的参与者更愿意捐款保护环境。处于真实状态的参与者也比其他状态的同龄人报告出更高的进行亲环境行为的意愿。本研究结果提供了初步证据，表明人们在真实的时候更有可能支持亲环境态度并采取亲环境行为。
