Is it human mind attuned with general ecological principles?
Some scholars claim t hat similarities exist be tween human co mmuniti es and ecosystems; al so, that pe ople can l earn how to live sustainably f rom knowing the way ecos ystems work . Yet, at the psychological level, the relationship between practicing sustainabl e behaviors and living in accordan...
| Autores: | , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sonora |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-USON |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:28455448009 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28455448009 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Psicología sustainability human attunement sustainable behavior Ecological principles |
| Sumario: | Some scholars claim t hat similarities exist be tween human co mmuniti es and ecosystems; al so, that pe ople can l earn how to live sustainably f rom knowing the way ecos ystems work . Yet, at the psychological level, the relationship between practicing sustainabl e behaviors and living in accordanc e with ecological principles ha s bee n barely studie d. This article addresses such relationship, testing t he idea that ac ting in accordance with eco logical principles requires 1) a knowledge of eco logical rules, 2) an affinity toward s those rules, a nd 3) behaving accordingly (i.e ., acting sustainably) . We call this hypothetical construct the Human Attunement with E cological Principles (HAEP), assuming tha t it implies t he presence of a hum an predisposition to knowing , valuing and applying these principles. In developing the idea, the paper reviews relevant literature, aiming to find ev iden ce that sup port s the H AEP hy pothesis, and present s results of a study showing that HAEP signif icantly a nd sal iently predicts engagement in sustainable behaviors. |
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