The goal of the present research was to test, in a path model, the structural association of sociocultural factors and environmentally responsible behavior in a sample of Mexican students. It was hypothesized that sociocultural factors would have a significant effect on environmental behavior (EB). These sociocultural factors were measured using three different scales that were administered to a non-probabilistic sample of 700 Mexican youngsters of between 13 and 24 years old (M = 16.48; SD = 2.7). The results indicated good fit indices of the data with the postulated modeling in this sample. As the authors hypothesize, the path analyses suggested that high levels of collectivism and sociocultural adaptation have a direct effect on environmental conservation and prosocial actions and an indirect effect on prosocial behavior to preserve the environment. The discussion analyses the utility of the results for assessment of environmental behavior in adolescents, as well as the practical implications for environmental education programs.
Palacios, J. R., Bustos, M., & Soler, L. (2015). Sociocultural factors as predictors of proenvironmental behavior in youths. Revista De Psicología, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-0581.2015.36900
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