Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

4-2021

Abstract

The present research investigates how the cultural value of collectivism interacts with socioeconomic status (SES) to influence the basis of action. Using a U.S. national sample (N = 2,538), the research examines how these sociocultural factors jointly moderate the strength of two precursors of environmental support: beliefs about climate change and perceived descriptive norms. SES and collectivism interacted with climate change beliefs such that beliefs predicted environmental support (i.e., proenvironmental behaviors and policy support) more strongly for those who were high in SES and low in collectivism than for all other groups. This interaction was explained, in part, by sense of control. For descriptive norms, SES and collectivism did not interact but rather norms predicted action most strongly for those high in collectivism and high in SES. These findings demonstrate the theoretical and applied importance of examining multiple sociocultural characteristics together to understand the factors that drive action.

Keywords

environmental support, collectivism, socioeconomic status, climate change beliefs, norms

Discipline

Place and Environment | Sociology of Culture

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

First Page

1

Last Page

15

ISSN

0146-1672

Identifier

10.1177/01461672211007252

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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