Religiosity moderates the link between environmental beliefs and pro-environmental support: The role of belief in a controlling god

• Main Authors: EOM, Kimin, SAAD, Carmel S., KIM, Heejung S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Religion; culture; sustainability; environmental beliefs; pro-environmental action; Applied Behavior Analysis; Place and Environment
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3300; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4557/viewcontent/Eom__Saad____Kim_2020_PSPB_RG.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The current research examines differences in what motivates environmentally sustainable behavior between more and less religious people in the United States. We found that religiosity moderates the extent to which environmental beliefs predict pro-environmental support. Specifically, environmental b...