Going Green (and Not Being Just More Pro-Social): Do Attitude and Personality Specifically Influence Pro-Environmental Behavior?

The current research examines the extent to which attitudes and personality traits are predictive of pro-environmental behavior (PEB). Concretely, we tested relationship between attitudes, HEXACO traits, actual PEB (donating potential prize money a organization; N = 257). Additionally, controlled for influence helping pro-social organization) by addressing whether have distinct impact on or people more likely engage in because they act pro-socially general. Analyses included correlations, multiple linear regressions, mediations, partial correlations. Pro-environmental attitude had most robust association with mediated openness experiences honesty–humility PEB. Importantly, (openness honesty–humility) was unaffected participant’s behavior, suggesting that mainly care about environment not necessarily