The dissertation explores how individuals perceive and respond to moral models – individuals who engage in acts of moral virtue – in relation to pro-environmental issues, examining whether these responses encourage pro-environmental behaviors in group contexts. Through six experimental studies (Ntot = 1670), the research investigates how exposure to different moral models can elicit positive emotional reactions as moral elevation and foster intentions toward pro-environmental behaviors, including support for climate-related policies. The first chapters of the dissertation offer a comprehensive review of the literature on environmental psychology with a focus on social identity, moral emotions and moral models. The first three studies analyze how ingroup and outgroup moral models within different social categories influence moral elevation and prosocial intentions. Study 4 compares the effects of prosocial and pro-environmental moral models, exploring how attainability and relatability of models’ behaviors impact participants’ responses. The last two studies aim to replicate earlier findings from studies 1-3 in the pro-environmental domain, focusing on nationality and sports fandom as social categories. Finally, findings are synthesized with a meta-analytical approach, and limitations, future research directions, theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Findings from these studies provide insight into some psychological mechanisms that could drive environmental actions, such as volunteering for conservation efforts, highlighting the roles of moral models, elevation and social identity in promoting sustainable practices.
La tesi esplora come gli individui percepiscono e rispondono ai modelli morali – individui che si impegnano in comportamenti altamente morali – in relazione a questioni pro-ambientali, esaminando se queste risposte incoraggiano comportamenti pro-ambientali in contesti di gruppo. Attraverso sei studi sperimentali (Ntot = 1670), la ricerca indaga su come l'esposizione a diversi tipi di modelli morali possa suscitare una reazione emotiva positiva come la moral elevation e favorire l'intenzione di adottare comportamenti a favore dell'ambiente, compreso il sostegno alle politiche legate al clima. I primi capitoli della tesi offrono una revisione dettagliata della letteratura sulla psicologia ambientale, con particolare attenzione ai temi quali identità sociale, emozioni morali e modelli morali. I primi tre studi analizzano come i modelli morali dell'ingroup e dell'outgroup influenzino la moral elevation e le intenzioni prosociali prendendo in considerazione diverse categorie sociali. Lo studio 4 confronta gli effetti dei modelli morali pro-sociali e pro-ambientali, esplorando come la somiglianza tra osservatori e modelli morali la raggiungibilità delle azioni di questi ultimi influenzino le risposte dei partecipanti. Gli ultimi due studi hanno lo scopo di replicare i risultati degli studi precedenti in ambito pro-ambientale, concentrandosi sulla nazionalità e sul tifo sportivo come categorie sociali. Infine, i risultati sono sintetizzati con un approccio meta-analitico e vengono discussi i limiti, le direzioni di ricerca future e le implicazioni teorico-pratiche. I risultati di questi studi forniscono indicazioni su alcuni meccanismi psicologici che potrebbero guidare le azioni a favore dell'ambiente, come il volontariato a favore della natura, evidenziando il ruolo dei modelli morali, dell'elevation e dell'identità sociale nella promozione di pratiche sostenibili.
Telesca, G. (2025). Exploring people’s evaluations and reactions towards pro-environmental moral models. Implications for pro-environmental behavior adoption in groups..
Exploring people’s evaluations and reactions towards pro-environmental moral models. Implications for pro-environmental behavior adoption in groups.
Telesca, Giovanni
2025-01-01
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The dissertation explores how individuals perceive and respond to moral models – individuals who engage in acts of moral virtue – in relation to pro-environmental issues, examining whether these responses encourage pro-environmental behaviors in group contexts. Through six experimental studies (Ntot = 1670), the research investigates how exposure to different moral models can elicit positive emotional reactions as moral elevation and foster intentions toward pro-environmental behaviors, including support for climate-related policies. The first chapters of the dissertation offer a comprehensive review of the literature on environmental psychology with a focus on social identity, moral emotions and moral models. The first three studies analyze how ingroup and outgroup moral models within different social categories influence moral elevation and prosocial intentions. Study 4 compares the effects of prosocial and pro-environmental moral models, exploring how attainability and relatability of models’ behaviors impact participants’ responses. The last two studies aim to replicate earlier findings from studies 1-3 in the pro-environmental domain, focusing on nationality and sports fandom as social categories. Finally, findings are synthesized with a meta-analytical approach, and limitations, future research directions, theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Findings from these studies provide insight into some psychological mechanisms that could drive environmental actions, such as volunteering for conservation efforts, highlighting the roles of moral models, elevation and social identity in promoting sustainable practices.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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