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On the relation between social dominance orientation and environmentalism: A 25-nation study

Milfont, T.L.; Bain, P.G.; Kashima, Y.; Corral-Verdugo, V.C.; Pasquali, C.; Johansson, L.-O.; Guan, Y.; Gouveia, V.V.; Garðarsdóttir, R.B.; Doron, G.; Bilewicz, M.; Utsugi, A.; Aragones, J.I.; Steg, L.; Soland, M.; Park, J.; Otto, S.; Demarque, C.; Wagner, C.; Madsen, O.J.; Lebedeva, N.; González, R.; Schultz, P.W.; Saiz, J.L.; Kurz, T.; Gifford, R.; Akotia, C.S.; Saviolidis, N.M.; Einarsdóttir, G.

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Authors

T.L. Milfont

P.G. Bain

Y. Kashima

V.C. Corral-Verdugo

C. Pasquali

L.-O. Johansson

V.V. Gouveia

R.B. Garðarsdóttir

G. Doron

M. Bilewicz

A. Utsugi

J.I. Aragones

L. Steg

M. Soland

J. Park

S. Otto

C. Demarque

C. Wagner

O.J. Madsen

N. Lebedeva

R. González

P.W. Schultz

J.L. Saiz

T. Kurz

R. Gifford

C.S. Akotia

N.M. Saviolidis

G. Einarsdóttir



Abstract

Approval of hierarchy and inequality in society indexed by social dominance orientation (SDO) extends to support for human dominance over the natural world. We tested this negative association between SDO and environmentalism and the validity of the new Short Social Dominance Orientation Scale in two cross-cultural samples of students (N = 4,163, k = 25) and the general population (N = 1,237, k = 10). As expected, the higher people were on SDO, the less likely they were to engage in environmental citizenship actions, pro-environmental behaviors and to donate to an environmental organization. Multilevel moderation results showed that the SDO–environmentalism relation was stronger in societies with marked societal inequality, lack of societal development, and environmental standards. The results highlight the interplay between individual psychological orientations and social context, as well as the view of nature subscribed to by those high in SDO.

Citation

Milfont, T., Bain, P., Kashima, Y., Corral-Verdugo, V., Pasquali, C., Johansson, L., …Einarsdóttir, G. (2018). On the relation between social dominance orientation and environmentalism: A 25-nation study. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9(7), 802-814. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617722832

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 27, 2017
Online Publication Date Aug 23, 2017
Publication Date Sep 30, 2018
Deposit Date Jul 24, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Social Psychological and Personality Science
Print ISSN 1948-5506
Electronic ISSN 1948-5514
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 7
Pages 802-814
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617722832
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1352387

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Milfont, T.L., Bain, P.G., Kashima, Y., Corral-Verdugo, V.C., Pasquali, C., Johansson, L.-O., Guan, Y., Gouveia, V.V., Garðarsdóttir, R.B., Doron, G., Bilewicz, M., Utsugi, A., Aragones, J.I., Steg, L., Soland, M., Park, J., Otto, S., Demarque, C., Wagner, C., Madsen, O.J., Lebedeva, N., González, R., Schultz, P.W., Saiz, J.L., Kurz, T., Gifford, R., Akotia, C.S., Saviolidis, N.M. & Einarsdóttir, G. (2018). On the relation between social dominance orientation and environmentalism: A 25-nation study. Social Psychological and Personality Science 9(7): 802-814. © 2017 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.





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