Tam Kim-Pong
Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2025 Apr;62:101986. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101986. Epub 2024 Dec 27.
This paper aims to highlight the significant role of culture in human responses to global environmental challenges. Specifically, it discusses three thematic clusters of research, which demonstrate that: (i) culture can influence pro-environmental behavior through shaping values and moderating the relationship between psychological determinants and such behavior; (ii) perceptions of nature and its relationships with humans vary across cultures; and (iii) consumption behaviors are often shaped by practices that constitute social life within communities. Evidence from these research clusters suggests that understanding cultural dynamics is essential for designing effective, context-sensitive interventions aimed at driving sustainability transitions. Future research should further explore the interplay between cultural and non-cultural contextual factors and consider the perspectives of underrepresented regions.
本文旨在强调文化在人类应对全球环境挑战中的重要作用。具体而言，它讨论了三个研究主题集群，这些集群表明：（i）文化可以通过塑造价值观和调节心理决定因素与此类行为之间的关系来影响环保行为；（ii）不同文化对自然及其与人类关系的认知各不相同；（iii）消费行为往往受到构成社区社会生活的实践的影响。这些研究集群的证据表明，理解文化动态对于设计旨在推动可持续发展转型的有效、因地制宜的干预措施至关重要。未来的研究应进一步探索文化和非文化背景因素之间的相互作用，并考虑代表性不足地区的观点。
