Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being
The environmental psychological literature suggested that three different value orientations (egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric) are relevant for understanding environmental beliefs and intentions. We surveyed 365 Italian adults of different ages (range 18–87) to examine whether the egoistic, alt...
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doaj-de5485e2211a4fe9b555359ba7f495302021-04-15T23:03:20ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502021-04-01134407440710.3390/su13084407Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-BeingFridanna Maricchiolo0Oriana Mosca1Daniele Paolini2Davide Marino3Department of Educational Science, University of Roma Tre, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Education, Psychology, Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Human Science, Italian University Line, 50122 Firenze, ItalyDepartment of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, ItalyThe environmental psychological literature suggested that three different value orientations (egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric) are relevant for understanding environmental beliefs and intentions. We surveyed 365 Italian adults of different ages (range 18–87) to examine whether the egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric value orientations can lead to personal and/or family related well-being. Additionally, it is examined whether the perception of presence and accessibility of two types of environmental resources (natural and urbanistic) related to ecosystem services can moderate the relation between value orientations and personal and family well-being. Results of moderation analyses showed that people with high biospheric values felt themselves as more satisfied if they perceived high and medium (but not low) presence or accessibility of natural resources in their environment, while people with high egoistic values perceived their family more satisfied if they perceived the high and medium (but not low) presence of good infrastructures in their environment of living. No significant moderation model emerged considering the participants’ altruistic values. The implications for environmental beliefs and well-being are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/8/4407value orientationsecosystem service resourcesnatural and infrastructural resourcepersonal well-beingfamily well-being |
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Fridanna Maricchiolo Oriana Mosca Daniele Paolini Davide Marino Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being Sustainability value orientations ecosystem service resources natural and infrastructural resource personal well-being family well-being |
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Fridanna Maricchiolo Oriana Mosca Daniele Paolini Davide Marino |
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Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being |
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Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being |
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Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being |
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Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being |
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Feeling Good in the Place We Live: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Environmental Resources in the Relationship between Values and Personal and Family Well-Being |
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feeling good in the place we live: the moderating role of the perception of environmental resources in the relationship between values and personal and family well-being |
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The environmental psychological literature suggested that three different value orientations (egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric) are relevant for understanding environmental beliefs and intentions. We surveyed 365 Italian adults of different ages (range 18–87) to examine whether the egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric value orientations can lead to personal and/or family related well-being. Additionally, it is examined whether the perception of presence and accessibility of two types of environmental resources (natural and urbanistic) related to ecosystem services can moderate the relation between value orientations and personal and family well-being. Results of moderation analyses showed that people with high biospheric values felt themselves as more satisfied if they perceived high and medium (but not low) presence or accessibility of natural resources in their environment, while people with high egoistic values perceived their family more satisfied if they perceived the high and medium (but not low) presence of good infrastructures in their environment of living. No significant moderation model emerged considering the participants’ altruistic values. The implications for environmental beliefs and well-being are discussed. |
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value orientations ecosystem service resources natural and infrastructural resource personal well-being family well-being |
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