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A Comparison of French and American Environmental Behaviors, Knowledge, and Attitudes
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EngineeringEnvironmental Impact AssessmentSocial PsychologySustainable DevelopmentEnvironmental PsychologyIndividual DifferencesPersonality TraitsSocial SciencesPsychologyAttitude TheoryEnvironmental BehaviorEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental AttitudesEnvironmentBehavioral SciencesEnvironmental KnowledgeApplied Social PsychologyCultureAmerican Environmental BehaviorsSocio-environmental ImplicationHuman Behavior (Behavioral Psychology)Human Behavior (French Literary Studies)SustainabilityPro-environmental Behavior
Matched samples of French (N = 56) and American (N = 112) adults were administered surveys assessing environmental behavior (recycling), knowledge, and attitudes, as well as more general attitudes and personality traits. While minimal differences were observed in recycling, the relationships of this behavior with other variables indicated differing conceptions between cultures. The Americans' environmental attitudes were more pro-ecological, were more internally consistent, and were more likely to be related to environmental behavior and knowledge and other attitudinal and personality variables. It was suggested that knowledge may act as a mediating variable between attitudes and behavior. Des échantillons appariés d'adultes français (N = 56) et américains (N = 112) ont été soumis à des enquětes portant sur les problèmes de l'environnement — comportement, connaissances, attitudes — ainsi que sur des attitudes plus générales et des traits de personnalité. Des différences minimes apparaissent au niveau du comportement mais les relations de ce comportement avec les autres variables indiquent des conceptions particulières à chaque culture. Les attitudes de l'échantillon américain face à l'environnement sont davantage pro-écologiques, manifestent une plus grande cohérence interne et sont plus étroitement liées au comportement, aux connaissances et à d'autres attitudes ou traits de personnalité. Il est suggéré que la connaissance peut agir comme variable médiatrice entre l'attitude et la conduite.
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