Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental Awareness

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Autor(a) principal: Costa, Thiago
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Ramos, Heidy, Vils, Leonardo, Cunha, Julio
Tipo de documento: Artigo
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Título da fonte: BBR. Brazilian Business Review (English edition. Online)
Texto Completo: http://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/article/view/667
Resumo: We investigated if altruism and materialism can explain attitudes related to the lower impact on the environment. This study aims to investigate the role of environmental awareness as a mediating variable between altruism and environmental responsibility, and if materialistic individuals can manifest environmental responsibility through social desirability. Also, we investigated the relations of altruism and materialism with environmental irresponsibility. Using the structural equations model, we analyzed the data from a survey with 339 individuals. The results conclude that altruism does not have a direct relationship with environmental irresponsibility, but has a relationship with environmental responsibility, not direct, but mediated by environmental awareness. Besides a direct relationship between materialism and environmental irresponsibility, we did not find a direct relationship with environmental responsibility, not even with the moderation of social desirability. This study shows values and attitudes that collaborate with proenvironmental behaviors, demonstrating the importance of environmental awareness for individuals to engage in actions favorable to sustainable consumption.
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spelling Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental AwarenessAltruístas são Ambientalmente Responsáveis e Materialistas são Ambientalmente Irresponsáveis? Uma Análise Sobre a Moderação da Desejabilidade Social e da Mediação da Consciência Ambientalenvironmental responsibilityenvironmental awarenessaltruismmaterialismsocial desirabilityresponsabilidade ambientalconsciência ambientalaltruísmomaterialismodesejabilidade socialWe investigated if altruism and materialism can explain attitudes related to the lower impact on the environment. This study aims to investigate the role of environmental awareness as a mediating variable between altruism and environmental responsibility, and if materialistic individuals can manifest environmental responsibility through social desirability. Also, we investigated the relations of altruism and materialism with environmental irresponsibility. Using the structural equations model, we analyzed the data from a survey with 339 individuals. The results conclude that altruism does not have a direct relationship with environmental irresponsibility, but has a relationship with environmental responsibility, not direct, but mediated by environmental awareness. Besides a direct relationship between materialism and environmental irresponsibility, we did not find a direct relationship with environmental responsibility, not even with the moderation of social desirability. This study shows values and attitudes that collaborate with proenvironmental behaviors, demonstrating the importance of environmental awareness for individuals to engage in actions favorable to sustainable consumption.Neste estudo, investigamos se o altruísmo e o materialismo podem explicar atitudes relacionadas ao menor impacto sobre o meio ambiente. O objetivo principal foi investigar o papel da consciência ambiental como uma variável mediadora entre o altruísmo e a responsabilidade ambiental, também se indivíduos materialistas podem manifestar responsabilidade ambiental por meio da desejabilidade social. Utilizando o modelo de equações estruturais, analisamos os dados de uma survey conduzida com 339 indivíduos. Os resultados apontaram que o altruísmo não tem relação direta com a irresponsabilidade ambiental, mas sim uma relação indireta com a responsabilidade ambiental, mediada pela consciência ambiental. Além de uma relação direta entre o materialismo e a irresponsabilidade ambiental, não encontramos relação direta com a responsabilidade ambiental, nem mesmo com a moderação da desejabilidade social. Este estudo mostra valores e atitudes que colaboram com comportamentos pró-ambientais, demonstrando a importância da consciência ambiental para que os indivíduos se engajem em ações favoráveis ao consumo sustentável.FUCAPE Business Shool2021-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-reviewed ArticleArtigo revisado pelos paresapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/article/view/66710.15728/bbr.2021.18.5.6Brazilian Business Review; Vol. 18 No. 5 (2021): September to October 2021; 585-604Brazilian Business Review; v. 18 n. 5 (2021): Setembro a Outubro de 2021; 585-6041808-23861807-734Xreponame:BBR. Brazilian Business Review (English edition. Online)instname:Fucape Business School (FBS)instacron:FBSengporhttp://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/article/view/667/1006http://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/article/view/667/1007Copyright (c) 2021 Brazilian Business Reviewhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCosta, ThiagoRamos, HeidyVils, LeonardoCunha, Julio2021-09-02T18:45:10Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/667Revistahttps://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/indexONGhttp://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/oai|| bbronline@bbronline.com.br1808-23861808-2386opendoar:2021-09-02T18:45:10BBR. Brazilian Business Review (English edition. Online) - Fucape Business School (FBS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental Awareness
Altruístas são Ambientalmente Responsáveis e Materialistas são Ambientalmente Irresponsáveis? Uma Análise Sobre a Moderação da Desejabilidade Social e da Mediação da Consciência Ambiental
title Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental Awareness
spellingShingle Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental Awareness
Costa, Thiago
environmental responsibility
environmental awareness
altruism
materialism
social desirability
responsabilidade ambiental
consciência ambiental
altruísmo
materialismo
desejabilidade social
title_short Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental Awareness
title_full Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental Awareness
title_fullStr Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental Awareness
title_full_unstemmed Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental Awareness
title_sort Are Altruists Environmentally Responsible and Materialists Environmentally Irresponsible? An Analysis on the Moderation of Social Desirability and Mediation of Environmental Awareness
author Costa, Thiago
author_facet Costa, Thiago
Ramos, Heidy
Vils, Leonardo
Cunha, Julio
author_role author
author2 Ramos, Heidy
Vils, Leonardo
Cunha, Julio
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Costa, Thiago
Ramos, Heidy
Vils, Leonardo
Cunha, Julio
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv environmental responsibility
environmental awareness
altruism
materialism
social desirability
responsabilidade ambiental
consciência ambiental
altruísmo
materialismo
desejabilidade social
topic environmental responsibility
environmental awareness
altruism
materialism
social desirability
responsabilidade ambiental
consciência ambiental
altruísmo
materialismo
desejabilidade social
description We investigated if altruism and materialism can explain attitudes related to the lower impact on the environment. This study aims to investigate the role of environmental awareness as a mediating variable between altruism and environmental responsibility, and if materialistic individuals can manifest environmental responsibility through social desirability. Also, we investigated the relations of altruism and materialism with environmental irresponsibility. Using the structural equations model, we analyzed the data from a survey with 339 individuals. The results conclude that altruism does not have a direct relationship with environmental irresponsibility, but has a relationship with environmental responsibility, not direct, but mediated by environmental awareness. Besides a direct relationship between materialism and environmental irresponsibility, we did not find a direct relationship with environmental responsibility, not even with the moderation of social desirability. This study shows values and attitudes that collaborate with proenvironmental behaviors, demonstrating the importance of environmental awareness for individuals to engage in actions favorable to sustainable consumption.
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