
Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15
Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2024
In the frame of inner-outer (personal-social) dichotomy in theories social or personality psychology, it is argued this study that, as a new approach, reasonable to examine individual differences tending orient toward another outer facet, not just social, i.e., surrounding socio-physical environment while defining self-concept-first performing at level place-scaled meaningful settings, thus, interpreting place identity context orientations. The present research aimed theoretically and methodologically support concept based on approach: orientation (PIO). For latter purpose, development process questionnaire measuring it, which was supplementing Aspects Identity Questionnaire (AIQ-IV), completed. addition, construct validated relationships discussed literature between identity, connectedness with larger-scaled environment, nature, pro-environmental behavior (PEB), moreover, orientations behavior. our first scanning step validating PIO, partial mediation PIO PEB through nature found among 1,281 adults. It suggests that relative importance relationship places self-definition has distinct role addition behaving pro-environmentally. Limitations future directions (e.g., using people-environment fit several settings) are also discussed.
Язык: Английский