Proenvironmental Behavior Increases Subjective Well-Being: Evidence From an Experience-Sampling Study and a Randomized Experiment.

IF 4.8 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Psychological Science Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-28 DOI:10.1177/09567976241251766
Michael Prinzing
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Two preregistered studies investigated whether engaging in proenvironmental behavior increases a person's well-being. A 10-day experience-sampling study (7,161 observations from 181 adults in 14 countries, primarily the United States) revealed positive within-person and between-person associations, and a randomized controlled experiment (N = 545 U.S. undergraduates) found that incorporating proenvironmental behavior into individuals' daily activities increased their experiences of happiness and meaning in life. Indeed, the effect was comparable to incorporating activities selected specifically to elicit such positive states, though these results may be affected by demand characteristics. The studies also offered some tentative preliminary evidence about why such an effect might emerge. There was some support for the hypothesis that proenvironmental behavior affects well-being by creating a "warm glow." But overall the findings align more closely with the hypothesis that proenvironmental behavior helps to satisfy individuals' basic psychological needs.

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亲环境行为会增加主观幸福感:来自经验取样研究和随机试验的证据。
两项预先登记的研究调查了参与环保行为是否会增加个人的幸福感。一项为期 10 天的经验取样研究(对来自 14 个国家(主要是美国)的 181 名成年人进行了 7,161 次观察)显示,人与人之间以及人与人之间都存在积极的关联;一项随机对照实验(N = 545 名美国大学生)发现,将亲环境行为纳入个人的日常活动中会增加他们对幸福和生活意义的体验。尽管这些结果可能会受到需求特征的影响,但事实上,其效果与纳入专门为激发这种积极状态而选择的活动不相上下。这些研究还提供了一些初步证据,说明为什么会出现这种效果。亲环境行为通过产生 "温暖的光芒 "来影响幸福感的假设得到了一些支持。但总体而言,研究结果更符合亲环境行为有助于满足个人基本心理需求的假设。
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期刊介绍: Psychological Science, the flagship journal of The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society), is a leading publication in the field with a citation ranking/impact factor among the top ten worldwide. It publishes authoritative articles covering various domains of psychological science, including brain and behavior, clinical science, cognition, learning and memory, social psychology, and developmental psychology. In addition to full-length articles, the journal features summaries of new research developments and discussions on psychological issues in government and public affairs. "Psychological Science" is published twelve times annually.
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