The moral foundations of environmentalism: Care- and fairness-based morality interact with political liberalism to predict pro-environmental actions
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Milfont, Taciano L.
Davies, Caitlin L.
Wilson, Marc S.
Abstract / Description
There is robust evidence showing associations between political ideology and environmentalism such that self-identified political liberals tend to hold greater pro-environmental positions than conservatives. Drawing from research on moral foundations, we report two studies examining the extent to which political ideology and individualising foundations of care- and fairness-based morality interact to predict environmentalism. Results support the predicted moderating role of individualising foundations, with no moderating effects for the binding foundations of loyalty-, authority- and sanctity-based morality. Liberal ideology was a stronger predictor of electricity conservation with increasingly high levels of individualising morals (Study 1, N = 144), while conservative ideology was a stronger predictor of positive feelings towards the Green Party with increasingly high levels of individualising morals (Study 2, N = 233). The results indicate that individualising morals might intensify environmentalism for those who already lean towards a pro-environmental stand but also for those who lean away from a pro-environmental stand. The findings confirm the important role of both care- and fairness-based morality in addressing environmental problems.
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environmentalism political ideology morality moral foundationsPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2019-08-16
Journal title
Social Psychological Bulletin
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14
Issue
2
Article number
Article e32633
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PsychOpen GOLD
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Milfont, T. L., Davies, C. L., & Wilson, M. S. (2019). The moral foundations of environmentalism: Care- and fairness-based morality interact with political liberalism to predict pro-environmental actions. Social Psychological Bulletin, 14(2), Article e32633. https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.v14i2.32633
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Milfont, Taciano L.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Davies, Caitlin L.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Wilson, Marc S.
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Date of first publication2019-08-16
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Abstract / DescriptionThere is robust evidence showing associations between political ideology and environmentalism such that self-identified political liberals tend to hold greater pro-environmental positions than conservatives. Drawing from research on moral foundations, we report two studies examining the extent to which political ideology and individualising foundations of care- and fairness-based morality interact to predict environmentalism. Results support the predicted moderating role of individualising foundations, with no moderating effects for the binding foundations of loyalty-, authority- and sanctity-based morality. Liberal ideology was a stronger predictor of electricity conservation with increasingly high levels of individualising morals (Study 1, N = 144), while conservative ideology was a stronger predictor of positive feelings towards the Green Party with increasingly high levels of individualising morals (Study 2, N = 233). The results indicate that individualising morals might intensify environmentalism for those who already lean towards a pro-environmental stand but also for those who lean away from a pro-environmental stand. The findings confirm the important role of both care- and fairness-based morality in addressing environmental problems.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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CitationMilfont, T. L., Davies, C. L., & Wilson, M. S. (2019). The moral foundations of environmentalism: Care- and fairness-based morality interact with political liberalism to predict pro-environmental actions. Social Psychological Bulletin, 14(2), Article e32633. https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.v14i2.32633en_US
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ISSN2569-653X
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5815
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6419
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.32872/spb.v14i2.32633
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2528
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Keyword(s)environmentalismen_US
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Keyword(s)political ideologyen_US
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Keyword(s)moralityen_US
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Keyword(s)moral foundationsen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe moral foundations of environmentalism: Care- and fairness-based morality interact with political liberalism to predict pro-environmental actionsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Article numberArticle e32633
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Issue2
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Journal titleSocial Psychological Bulletin
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Volume14
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