Influence of Positive and Threatening Awe on Pro-Environmental Behavior: The Mediating Role of Connection to Nature

This study aimed to verify the effect of positive awe and explore the effect of threatening awe on promoting pro-environmental behavior, as well as examine the role of connection to nature in this relationship. An online experiment (Experiment 1) and a laboratory experiment (Experiment 2) were condu...

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Published in:	Behavioral Sciences
Main Authors:	Jia Liu, Yongquan Huo, Jing Wang, Yangyu Du, Xiangyu Li
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Subjects:	awe pro-environmental behavior ecotourism connection to nature
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/5/686

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