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Mindfully Green: Examining the Effect of Connectedness to Nature on the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Engagement in Pro-Environmental Behavior
Personality & Individual Differences
Format: Journal Article
Publication Date: Nov 30, 2015
Pages: 137 - 142
Sources ID: 34516
Notes: DOI 10.1016/j.paid.2015.05.026; ISSN 0191-8869
Visibility: Public (group default)
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Mindfulness reflects heightened awareness and attention to the present moment, in both experience and behavior. Research has begun to examine mindfulness in the domain of pro-environmental behavior, and documents positive relationships with connectedness to nature, and engagement in pro-environmental behavior. Two independent studies with two different samples were conducted to test the study hypotheses. It was hypothesized that mindfulness would be significantly correlated with self-reported pro-environmental behavior (Hypothesis 1) and that that connectedness to nature indirectly affects the relationship between mindfulness and pro-environmental behavior (Hypothesis 2). Participants completed measures of mindfulness across five facets, connectedness to nature, and their engagement in 17 daily pro-environmental behaviors. Results support Hypothesis 1 in that mindfulness is significantly associated with pro-environmental behavior (Studies 1 and 2). Results also support Hypothesis 2 in that connectedness to nature indirectly affects the relationship between mindfulness and pro-environmental behavior (Studies 1 and 2). Post hoc analyses reveal that the facets of observing and nonreactivity are particularly important in the context of pro-environmental behavior (Study 2). We discuss these findings as they relate to the conceptualization of mindfulness as a means of behavioral regulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Personality & Individual Differences is the property of Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)