Category Archives: Environmental Identity

Gap between environmental identity and behavior – Part 2

In a previous post I mentioned some factors other than EI that influence our behavior towards the environment. Since that one focused on external factors, I thought I’d make another on internal factors. Here we go! 1) Knowledge. People should … Continue reading

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Fostering an environmental identity in our little ones

In this blog we’ve discussed EI and established that it can indeed lead to greater concern for the environment, as well as pro-environmental behavior. So how can we encourage the development of EI in our children? Identities are formed early … Continue reading

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Gap between environmental identity and behavior – Part 1

As promised here is a post about when EI doesn’t lead to pro-environmentalist behavior. Many factors can come into play when determining pro-environmental behavior. These can overshadow potential effects of identity. Let’s start by looking at external factors, which originate … Continue reading

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Singapore – environmental identity and behaviours

What’s the situation like in Singapore? Compared to other places I’ve lived in, Singapore residents to be environmentally conscious. BUT, I want to be honest here, I tried to research about EI in Singapore and was unsuccessful, making this post … Continue reading

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How does environmental identity relate to behaviour?

In the previous post we were wrapping our head around an environmental identity. But we didn’t delve into how this is reflected in behavior. Research has shown that having an environmental identity (EI) can cultivate intrinsic motivation to act pro-environmentally, … Continue reading

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Am I one with nature? Are you one with nature?

If I haven’t mentioned before I am a psych student, and currently I’m taking a course called Conservation Psychology. The past few weeks we have been looking at something called environmental identity (EI). This instantly caught my attention, because I have … Continue reading

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