Environmental Prosocial Behavior

1. Environmental Prosocial Behavior Cindy Stillson Ciara Clegg April Sham Olivia Osland Britney Jones Altruism Empathy Volunteerism Reciprocity Environmental Awareness

2. Methods • Participants were given a six-survey packet • 100 participants, 99 results • Approximately 12 minutes timed • Demographics included age, sex, relationship status, ethnicity, educational level and if the participant is a primary caregiver • Surveys included individual measures for altruism, empathy, volunteerism, reciprocity, environmental awareness, and environmental prosocial behavior

3. Demographics

4. Demographics: Education Level

5. Demographics: Relationship Status

6. Demographics: Ethnicity

7. Environmental Prosocial Behavior • General Ecological Behavior Scale • Cronbach’s:

8. General Ecological Behavior Scale Personal Behavior Inventory Please circle whether or not you have ever engaged in a particular behavior.(Yes >>> “Y” or No >>> “N”) Y N - I put dead batteries in the garbage. Y N - I prefer to shower rather than take a bath. Y N - I use an oven cleaning spray to clean my oven. Y N - In supermarkets, I usually buy fruits and vegetables from open bins. Y N - I am a member of an environmental organization.

9. Altruism Construct: Lit review: Hypothesis: Survey used: What did you test? Results Additional results

10. Self Report Altruism Scale Personal Behavior Inventory Using the following scale, answer the following questions 1= Never 2= Once 3= More than once 4= Often 5= Very often ____ I have helped push a stranger’s car. ____ I have given directions to a stranger. ____ I have bought charity seasonal cards deliberately because I knew it was a good cause

12. Empathy • Construct: • Lit review: • Hypothesis: • Survey used: • What did you test? • Results • Additional results

13. Toronto Empathy Questionnaire Personal Behavior Inventory Below is a list of statements. Please read each statement carefully and rate how frequently you feel or act in the manner described. Never= 0 Rarely= 1 Sometimes= 2 Often= 3 Always=4 ____ I enjoy making other people feel better. ____ I become irritated when someone cries. ____ I find that I am “in tune” with other peoples moods.

15. Volunteerism • Construct: • Lit review: • Hypothesis: • Survey used: • What did you test? • Results • Additional results

16. Voluntary Functions Inventory Personal Behavior Inventory Below is a list of statements. Please read each statement ad carefully rate how important/accurate the statement is to you. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Extremely unimportant/inaccurate - Extremely important/accurate ____ I feel it is important to help others. ____ Volunteering makes me feel better about myself. ____ Volunteering can help me get my foot in the door at a place I would like to work. ____ People I know share an interest in community service

18. Reciprocity • Construct: • Lit review: • Hypothesis: • Survey used: • What did you test? • Results • Additional results

19. Personal Norm of Reciprocity Scale Personal Behavior Inventory Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 (not true for me) to 7 (very true for me) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not true for me Very true for me ____ If someone does a favor for me, I am ready to return it. ____ If someone asks me politely for information, I am really happy to help him/her. ____ I go out of my way to help someone who was kind to me before.

21. Environmental Awareness • Construct: • Lit review: • Hypothesis: • Survey used: • What did you test? • Results • Additional results

22. General Awareness of Consequences Scale Personal Behavior Inventory Using a scale of 0 (not at all) to 10 (very much), please rate the extent to which you agree with the following statements. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Not at all Very much ____ Environmental protection is beneficial to my health. ____ Environmental damage generated here harms people all over the world. ____ Environmental protection benefits everyone.