Environmental Prosocial Behavior

Cindy StillsonCiara CleggApril ShamOlivia OslandBritney Jones

AltruismEmpathy

VolunteerismReciprocity

Environmental Awareness

Methods

• Participants were given a six-survey packet

• 100 participants, 99 results

• Approximately 12 minutes timed

• Demographics included age, sex, relationship status, ethnicity, educational level and if the participant is a primary caregiver

• Surveys included individual measures for altruism, empathy, volunteerism, reciprocity, environmental awareness, and environmental prosocial behavior

DemographicsAge

Min 18Max 54

Mean 25.39SD 8.024

Sex Frequency Percent

Female 64 64.6Male 35 35.4Total 99 100.0

Primary Care Giver? Frequency Percent

YES 20 20.2NO 75 75.8Total 95 96.0

Demographics: Education Level

Some college or cur-rently enrolled (72%)

Graduated from trade school or college (11%)

Post-Gradu-ate (3%)

Not a High school grad-uate (1%)

High school diploma/GED (12%)

Demographics: Relationship Status

Not married but in a monogamous rela-tionship (21%)

Single (53%)

Married (21%)

Divorced (5%)

Demographics: Ethnicity

White (63%)

African American (8%)

Asian American (14%)

Bi-racial (5%)

Latino-Hispanic (7%)Other

(3%)

Environmental Prosocial Behavior

• General Ecological Behavior Scale– Cronbach’s:

General Ecological Behavior ScalePersonal Behavior Inventory

Please circle whether or not you have ever engaged in a particular behavior.(Yes >>> “Y” or No >>> “N”)

Y N - I put dead batteries in the garbage.Y N - I prefer to shower rather than take a bath.Y N - I use an oven cleaning spray to clean my oven. Y N - In supermarkets, I usually buy fruits and vegetables

from open bins.Y N - I am a member of an environmental organization.

Altruism

Construct:Lit review: Hypothesis:Survey used:What did you test?ResultsAdditional results

Self Report Altruism Scale

Personal Behavior InventoryUsing the following scale, answer the following questions

1= Never 2= Once 3= More than once 4= Often 5= Very often

____ I have helped push a stranger’s car.____ I have given directions to a stranger.____ I have bought charity seasonal cards deliberately because I knew it was

a good cause

Empathy

• Construct:• Lit review: • Hypothesis:• Survey used:• What did you test?• Results• Additional results

Toronto Empathy Questionnaire

Personal Behavior InventoryBelow is a list of statements. Please read each statement carefully and rate how frequently you feel or act in the manner described.

Never= 0 Rarely= 1 Sometimes= 2 Often= 3 Always=4

____ I enjoy making other people feel better.____ I become irritated when someone cries.____ I find that I am “in tune” with other peoples moods.

Volunteerism

• Construct:• Lit review: • Hypothesis:• Survey used:• What did you test?• Results• Additional results

Voluntary Functions InventoryPersonal Behavior Inventory

Below is a list of statements. Please read each statement ad carefully rate how important/accurate the statement is to you.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Extremely unimportant/inaccurate - Extremely important/accurate

____ I feel it is important to help others.____ Volunteering makes me feel better about myself.____ Volunteering can help me get my foot in the door at a place I would like to work.____ People I know share an interest in community service

Reciprocity

• Construct:• Lit review: • Hypothesis:• Survey used:• What did you test?• Results• Additional results

Personal Norm of Reciprocity ScalePersonal Behavior Inventory

Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 (not true for me) to 7 (very true for me)

1 2 3 45 6 7

Not true for meVery true for me

____ If someone does a favor for me, I am ready to return it.____ If someone asks me politely for information, I am really happy to help

him/her. ____ I go out of my way to help someone who was kind to me before.

Environmental Awareness

• Construct:• Lit review: • Hypothesis:• Survey used:• What did you test?• Results• Additional results

General Awareness of Consequences Scale

Personal Behavior InventoryUsing a scale of 0 (not at all) to 10 (very much), please rate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Not at all

Very much

____ Environmental protection is beneficial to my health.____ Environmental damage generated here harms people all over the

world.____ Environmental protection benefits everyone.