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PsyEcology
Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüe de Psicología Ambiental
Volume 13, 2022 - Issue 1
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Research Article

Expectations of others’ environmental behaviour and its effect on personal pro-environmental behaviour (Expectativas del comportamiento ambiental de otros y su efecto en la conducta proambiental personal)

Pages 29-49 | Received 25 Mar 2021, Accepted 13 Jul 2021, Published online: 18 Jan 2022
 

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to assess expectation surrounding other people’s pro- and anti-environmental behaviour to see whether it bears any relation to a person’s own pro-environmental behaviours. Two studies were conducted using an Expectation of Others’ Environmental Behaviour scale. The samples comprised Mexican respondents living in Mexico City and its conurbation with average ages of 35.19 and 35.05. Both studies showed that participants believe others are unlikely to act in a pro-environmental way but are instead likely to engage in anti-environmental behaviour. Both expectations (pro- and anti-environmental behaviour) had a positive effect on the participants’ own pro-environmental behaviour. The results are discussed from the perspective of social dilemmas, as well as the possibility of a uniqueness bias.

RESUMEN

El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la expectativa acerca de la conducta pro y antiambiental que otras personas realizan y observar si presenta una relación con sus propias conductas proambientales. Se realizaron dos estudios utilizando una escala de Expectativa del Comportamiento Ambiental de Otros. Las muestras fueron mexicanos provenientes de la Ciudad de México y zona conurbada con edades promedio de 35.19 y 35.05 años. Ambos estudios mostraron que los participantes consideran que es poco probable que otros actúen proambientalmente, mientras que es probable que actúen antiambientalmente. Ambas expectativas (que actúen pro y antiambientalmente) tuvieron un efecto positivo sobre la conducta proambiental de los participantes. Los resultados se discuten desde la perspectiva de los dilemas sociales, así como la posibilidad de un sesgo de unicidad.

Disclosure statement / Conflicto de intereses

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. / Los autores no han referido ningún potencial conflicto de interés en relación con este artículo.

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