Towards Pro-enviromental Psychology and Education: Personality Traits and Sociodemographic Correlates of Enviromental Identity and Voluntary Simplicity

Introduction : Climate change is one of the greatest threats to humanity today. Environmental identity, referring individual definition self through prism human's relationship with nature, and voluntary simplicity, which refers anti-consumer idea life, are psychological constructs that have been analyzed in terms personality sociodemographic correlates this work. Research Aim The aim exploratory study analyze relationships between environmental simplicity traits, as well search for mainly sample young Poles. Method In study, 218 people, including 156 women (71.6% entire sample) 62 men (28.4%), aged 18 63 ( M = 25.40; SD 7.43), completed Identity Scale , Voluntary Simplicity Engagement HEXACO–60 Personality Inventory . Results results showed a high positive correlation identity r 0.73) their weak correlations openness experience, honesty-humility, conscientiousness, agreeableness extraversion, no emotionality age. Women scored significantly higher on simplicity. place residence, education, marital employment status, religion subjective assessment material situation were not related constructs, whereas attitudes towards belief God or force positively associated them. Conclusion similarity was demonstrated. traits socio-demographic variables them investigated. practical implications research promoting discussed. Polish translation presented. It may be used pro-environmental education among students. Particular attention should paid males group less interested issues.