Abstract
Understanding individual difference factors that underpin pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) is important in this age of global climate change. This research extends recent research on the prosocial foundation of PEB which has shown that connectedness to nature and connectedness to community to mediate the effect of prosocial propensity on PEB. This research, however, has not considered connectedness to other social categorisations, such as to one's nation, or all humanity, which is important given the positive interrelations of these constructs. As such, this research examined the contribution of each of these four levels of connectedness in determining PEB. Participants (Australian adults, N = 632) completed measures of these constructs in an online study. Results showed that prosocial propensity increased PEB via connectedness to nature, connectedness to community, and connectedness to humanity, and reduced PEB via connectedness to nation. This was despite positive bivariate relations between the constructs. Results also showed that connectedness to nature was the strongest mediator and predictor in the model. These findings are important because they demonstrate the unique effects of these levels of connectedness and highlight the importance of considering them in unison. Implications particularly regarding the role of connectedness to nation in promoting PEB are discussed.
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