文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：From Awe to Ecological Behavior: The Mediating Role of Connectedness to Nature

作者：Yang, Yan[1];Hu, Jing[2];Jing, Fengjie[2];Nguyen, Bang[2]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Sports Sci & Engn, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China;[2]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Business, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2018

卷号：10

期号：7

外文期刊名：SUSTAINABILITY

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000440947600368)，SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000440947600368)】；

基金：This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (71772064).

语种：英文

外文关键词：awe; connectedness to nature; ecological behavior; self-concept

摘要：Awe is a self-transcendent emotion that can diminish one's focus on the self and serves as an important motivator of commitment to social collectives. However, the influence of awe on ecological behavior is not clear. This study examines the relationships between people's feeling of awe, their connectedness to nature, and ecological behavior. Three experiments tested the effect of awe on ecological behaviors including mediation tests. Compared with participants in the control condition, participants in the awe condition were more inclined to behave ecologically (Study 1 and 2) and reported a higher feeling of connectedness to nature (Study 2). Moreover, the relationship between awe and ecological behavior was mediated by connectedness to nature (Study 3). These findings indicate that awe helps broaden the self-concept by including nature and increase connectedness to nature, which in turn lead to ecological behavior. They also highlight the significance of connectedness in explaining why awe increases ecological behavior.