气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Trait emotional intelligence and ecological outcomes: the role of connectedness to nature

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DOI	10.1186/s40359-024-01679-9
	Trait emotional intelligence and ecological outcomes: the role of connectedness to nature
	Marchetti, Vanessa; Panno, Angelo; Scopelliti, Massimiliano; Romano, Luciano; Angelini, Giacomo; Rinallo, Elena; Barni, Daniela; Fiorilli, Caterina
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2050-7283
起始页码	12
结束页码	1
卷号	12 期号:1
英文摘要	Background Global climate change is recognized as a major and irreversible challenge for humanity, requiring people's responsible and sustainable behaviors toward the environment. So far, the literature has widely investigated the role of cognitive determinants of ecological outcomes (e.g., pro-environmental behaviors and climate change perception), while less attention has been devoted to emotional processes, such as trait emotional intelligence (TEI). The current double study investigates whether TEI is directly and indirectly associated with climate change perception (CCP, Study 1) and pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs, Study 2) among young adults. Furthermore, the mediating role of connectedness to nature (CN), both as cognitive and emotional factors, was also analyzed. We hypothesized that CN (i.e., cognitive mediator) would positively mediate the relationship between TEI and CCP (H1), and Love and Care for Nature (LCN, i.e., emotional mediator) would positively mediate the relationship between TEI and PEBs (H2).Methods The study involved 342 young adults (F = 60.7%; age 19-40; Mage=22.99; SD = 2.66) in Study 1 and 365 young adults (F = 71.2%; age 17-35; Mage=22.2; SD = 3.98) in Study 2. Data were collected through an online tool shared by the snowball method. We administered the following self-reports: Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire- Short Form (TEIQue- SF), Global Climate Change (GCC), and Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) (Study 1); Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire- Short Form (TEIQue-SF), General Environmental Behaviors Scale (GEB), and Love and Care for Nature (LCN) (Study 2).Results Findings from Study 1 showed that higher TEI levels enhance CN (i.e., cognitive mediator), positively influencing CCP (estimate = 0.14; 95% CI = 0.07 to 0.23). Findings from Study 2 showed that higher TEI levels are associated with higher LCN levels (i.e., emotional mediator), influencing people's engagement in PEBs (estimate = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.03 to 0.11).Conclusion It is crucial to design environmental education programs that promote greater emotional intelligence ability and encourage individuals' involvement in ecological outcomes.
英文关键词	Climate change; Connectedness to nature; Love and care for nature; Pro-environmental behaviors; Trait emotional intelligence
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Psychology
WOS类目	Psychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001201819900001
来源期刊	BMC PSYCHOLOGY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/308255
作者单位	Universita LUMSA; European University of Rome; University of Bergamo
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Marchetti, Vanessa,Panno, Angelo,Scopelliti, Massimiliano,et al. Trait emotional intelligence and ecological outcomes: the role of connectedness to nature[J],2024,12(1).
APA	Marchetti, Vanessa.,Panno, Angelo.,Scopelliti, Massimiliano.,Romano, Luciano.,Angelini, Giacomo.,...&Fiorilli, Caterina.(2024).Trait emotional intelligence and ecological outcomes: the role of connectedness to nature.BMC PSYCHOLOGY,12(1).
MLA	Marchetti, Vanessa,et al."Trait emotional intelligence and ecological outcomes: the role of connectedness to nature".BMC PSYCHOLOGY 12.1(2024).