A motivational model for environmentally responsible behavior

  1. Tabernero Urbieta, María del Carmen 1
  2. Hernández Ruiz, Bernardo 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Córdoba
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    Universidad de Córdoba

    Córdoba, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05yc77b46

  2. 2 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Año de publicación: 2012

Volumen: 15

Número: 2

Páginas: 648-658

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5209/REV_SJOP.2012.V15.N2.38876 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

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Resumen

Este artículo analiza si autoeficacia y motivación intrínseca están relacionadas con el comportamiento ecológico responsable. El estudio analiza la relación del comportamiento proambiental en el pasado, los mecanismos de autorregulación (autoeficacia, satisfacción, metas) y la motivación intrínseca y extrínseca con el comportamiento ecológico responsable actual, en una muestra de 156 estudiantes universitarios. Los resultados muestran que todas las variables motivacionales estudiadas están vinculadas con el comportamiento ecológico responsable. Los efectos de la autoeficacia en el comportamiento ecológico responsable están mediados por las respuestas de motivación intrínseca de los participantes. Se confirmó mediante análisis de vías un modelo teórico, que puso de manifiesto la potencia de las variables motivacionales para poder predecir el comportamiento ecológico responsable. Mediante un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales se probó el ajuste el modelo. Se discute el papel de variables motivacionales a la hora de crear contextos de aprendizaje adecuados y nuevas experiencias, en los que la autoeficacia y las reacciones afectivas tienen gran importancia.

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This paper was based on two research projects supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología under Grants PSI2009-07423 and PSI2009-08896 in which Carmen Tabernero and Bernardo Hernández are the main researchers, respectively.

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