The Effects of Proximity and Perceived Severity of Pollution on Environmental Responsible Behavior

Abstract:

Through the theory review, this article used the experiment to research the effects of proximity and perceived severity of environmental pollution on environmental responsible behavior. The results showed that: (1) proximity will positively influence individual environmental responsible behavior; (2) perceived sverity of environmental pollution has a significant positive effect on individual environmental responsible behavior; (3) there is a interaction between proximity and perceived severity of environmental pollution. These conclusions make up the defects of the current theory and literature and have certain innovation.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 524-527)
• Pages: 3497-3500
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.524-527.3497
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Jian Xin Li, Hui Juan Qin, Li Liu
• Keywords: Environmental Responsible Behavior (ERB), Perceived Severity of Pollution, Proximity

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