{"id":139778,"date":"2024-12-13T14:12:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azbuki.bg\/?p=139778"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:30:48","slug":"affective-commitment-a-mediator-between-personality-traits-and-pro-environmental-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.azbuki.bg\/en\/uncategorized\/affective-commitment-a-mediator-between-personality-traits-and-pro-environmental-behaviour\/","title":{"rendered":"Affective Commitment: a Mediator between Personality Traits and Pro-environmental Behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Velina Hristova<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Bulgarian Academy of Sciences<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Kaloyan Haralampiev<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ivo Vlaev<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Warwick Business School, University of Warwick<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53656\/phil2024-04S-05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53656\/phil2024-04S-05<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract.<\/strong> This study investigates pro-environmental behaviour through a personality-focused approach as well as the role of emotional engagement with environmental issues, specifically through affective commitment. Using structural equation modelling, data from an online survey of 669 participants were analyzed to explore the direct and indirect effects of personality traits on pro-environmental behaviours. Findings indicate that affective commitment significantly influences pro-environmental behaviours, particularly among individuals high in Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, and to some extent, Extraversion. However, this relationship is not observed in individuals with higher levels of Agreeableness or Openness to new experiences. By integrating personality traits with the influence of the emotional state, this study offers new insights into the complexities underlying pro-environmental behaviours. These findings may have practical implications for the development of interventions, campaigns, and programs aimed at promoting pro-environmental behaviours.<br \/>\n<em>Keywords:<\/em> Pro-environmental Behaviour, Personality traits, Affective Commitment, Eco-anxiety<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/azbuki.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/philosophy_4s_24_velina-hristova.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open the full text<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Velina Hristova Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Kaloyan Haralampiev Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d Ivo Vlaev Warwick Business School, University of Warwick https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53656\/phil2024-04S-05 Abstract. This study investigates pro-environmental behaviour through a personality-focused approach as well as the role of emotional engagement with environmental issues, specifically through affective commitment. Using structural equation [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":124332423427287,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[9215,9216,9214,9206],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Affective Commitment: a Mediator between Personality Traits and Pro-environmental Behaviour - \u0410\u0437-\u0431\u0443\u043a\u0438<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bel.azbuki.bg\/en\/uncategorized\/affective-commitment-a-mediator-between-personality-traits-and-pro-environmental-behaviour\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Affective Commitment: a Mediator between Personality Traits and Pro-environmental Behaviour - \u0410\u0437-\u0431\u0443\u043a\u0438\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Velina Hristova Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Kaloyan Haralampiev Sofia University \u201cSt. Kliment Ohridski\u201d Ivo Vlaev Warwick Business School, University of Warwick https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53656\/phil2024-04S-05 Abstract. 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