Differences
in Environmental Responsibility between Materialistic Groups
M.A. Clump, J.M. Brandel, & P.J. Sharpe |
The
current study investigated the hypothesis that groups scoring High,
Medium, and Low on Environmental Responsibility would have significantly
different materialism profiles using the Materialism Values Scale
and the Possession Satisfaction Inventory. Two hundred seventy-one
undergraduate students completed the ECOSCALE and the measures of
materialism for partial course credit. The results indicated that
the three groups had significantly different materialism profiles.
More specifically, the High Environmental Responsibility group scored
significantly lower than the Low Environmental Responsibility group
on the three subscales of the MVS and the PSI, and significantly
lower than the Medium Environmental Responsibility group on two of
the MVS subscales and the PSI. These results provide further support
for the contention that the groups scoring differently on Environmental
Responsibility differ in the way they view others and the environment
as evidenced by the differences in their personality, values, and
materialism profiles. Key words: environmental, environmental responsibility, materialism, differences |