Green identity, green living? The role of pro-environmental self-identity in determining consistency across diverse pro-environmental behaviours
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Other broader potential mechanisms such as environmental identity or moral obligation have not been encompassed.
“Although the mediating role of CCA has been revealed, other broader potential mechanisms (such as environmental identity or moral obligation) have not been encompassed [74].”
From The power of loss: message framing, climate anxiety, and engagement in personal carbon trading (2025) · cites this paper as [74]
The paper’s Results (p. 19) identify pro-environmental self-identity as a predictor of several behaviours, supporting environmental identity as a potential broader mechanism. It does not establish moral obligation as a mechanism. The statement that these mechanisms were not encompassed concerns the citing study, not a finding of this source. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
The theory of planned behavior
Ajzen, I. (1991) · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · doi:10.1016/0749-5978(91)90020-t · Cited by 90,587 · see citing works
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Festinger, L. (1957) · doi:10.1515/9781503620766 · Cited by 24,241 · see citing works
The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior
Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. C. (2004) · Political Psychology · doi:10.4324/9780203505984-16 · Cited by 13,467 · see citing works
Possessions and the Extended Self
Belk, R. W. (1988) · Journal of Consumer Research · doi:10.1086/209154 · Cited by 9,064 · see citing works
New Environmental Theories: Toward a Coherent Theory of Environmentally Significant Behavior
Stern, P. C. (2000) · Journal of Social Issues · doi:10.1111/0022-4537.00175 · Cited by 8,682 · see citing works
Dunlap, R. E., Van Liere, K. D., Mertig, A. G., & Jones, R. E. (2000) · Journal of Social Issues · doi:10.1111/0022-4537.00176 · Cited by 5,678 · see citing works
Self-perception: An alternative interpretation of cognitive dissonance phenomena.
Bem, D. J. (1967) · Psychological Review · doi:10.1037/h0024835 · Cited by 2,959 · see citing works
Value orientations, gender and environmental concern
Stern, P. C., Dietz, T., & Kalof, L. (1993) · Environment and Behavior · doi:10.1177/0013916593255002 · Cited by 2,162 · see citing works
Reflections on Past Behavior: A Self‐Report Index of Habit Strength <sup>1</sup>
Verplanken, B., & Orbell, S. (2003) · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01951.x · Cited by 2,030 · see citing works
Ellemers, N., Spears, R., & Doosje, B. (2002) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.53.100901.135228 · Cited by 1,845 · see citing works
The theory of planned behaviour: self identity, social identity and group norms.
Terry, D. J., Hogg, M. A., & White, K. M. (1999) · British Journal of Social Psychology · doi:10.1348/014466699164149 · Cited by 1,126 · see citing works
Behavioural responses to climate change: Asymmetry of intentions and impacts
Whitmarsh, L. (2009) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.05.003 · Cited by 632 · cited 7× · see citing works
“Policies to achieve this have met with limited success: after decades of information campaigns and other (often economic) measures to encourage ‘green’ behaviours, the public is prepared to (and often does) recycle, but few take action beyond this (e.g., DEFRA, 2002, 2007; Whitmarsh, 2009).”
BackgroundMethodResultInfluentialSelf-citationRecycling: Planned and self-expressive behaviour
Mannetti, L., Pierro, A., & Livi, S. (2004) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2004.01.002 · Cited by 414 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Meta-analyses of the determinants and outcomes of belief in climate change
Hornsey, M. J., Harris, E. A., Bain, P. G., & Fielding, K. S. (2016) · Nature Climate Change · doi:10.1038/nclimate2943 · Cited by 1,616 · see citing works
Scepticism and uncertainty about climate change: Dimensions, determinants and change over time
Whitmarsh, L. (2011) · Global Environmental Change · doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.01.016 · Cited by 890 · see citing works
Self-citationvan der Werff, E., Steg, L., & Keizer, K. (2013) · Global Environmental Change · doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.07.018 · Cited by 541 · see citing works
Predicting household food waste reduction using an extended theory of planned behaviour
Graham-Rowe, E., Jessop, D. C., & Sparks, P. (2015) · Resources, Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.05.020 · Cited by 506 · see citing works
Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the world
Bain, P. G., Milfont, T. L., Kashima, Y., Bilewicz, M., Doron, G., Garðarsdóttir, R. B., Gouveia, V. V., Guan, Y., Johansson, L.-O., Pasquali, C., et al. (2016) · Nature Climate Change · doi:10.1038/nclimate2814 · Cited by 447 · see citing works
Verplanken, B., Marks, E., & Dobromir, A. I. (2020) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101528 · Cited by 414 · see citing works
Bombiak, E., & Marciniuk-Kluska, A. (2018) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su10061739 · Cited by 329 · see citing works
“The main focus of activities undertaken as part of Green HRM is the development of an ecological working environment and environmentally responsible worker attitudes which will subsequently penetrate—as a model of operation—private zones [53,54].”
BackgroundVan Loo, E. J., Hoefkens, C., & Verbeke, W. (2017) · Food Policy · doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.03.001 · Cited by 292 · see citing works
Poortinga, W., Whitmarsh, L., & Suffolk, C. (2013) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.09.001 · Cited by 276 · see citing works
Self-citationVerplanken, B., & Roy, D. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074708 · Cited by 223 · see citing works
Loebnitz, N., Schuitema, G., & Grunert, K. G. (2015) · Psychology & Marketing · doi:10.1002/mar.20788 · Cited by 216 · see citing works
Panno, A., Giacomantonio, M., Carrus, G., Maricchiolo, F., Pirchio, S., & Mannetti, L. (2018) · Environment and Behavior · doi:10.1177/0013916517718887 · Cited by 189 · see citing works
Qasim, H., Yan, L., Guo, R., Saeed, A., & Ashraf, B. N. (2019) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph16071106 · Cited by 177 · see citing works
“Self-identity that an individual carries might have a significant influence on his environmental preferences, intentions, and behavior [14,16].”
BackgroundWhich are the determinants of green purchase behaviour? A study of Italian consumers
Dangelico, R. M., Nonino, F., & Pompei, A. (2021) · Business Strategy and the Environment · doi:10.1002/bse.2766 · Cited by 172 · see citing works
The Welsh Single-Use Carrier Bag Charge and behavioural spillover
Thomas, G. O., Poortinga, W., & Sautkina, E. (2016) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.05.008 · Cited by 138 · see citing works
Cracks in the Wall: Habit Discontinuities as Vehicles for Behaviour Change
Verplanken, B., Roy, D., & Whitmarsh, L. (2018) · The Psychology of Habit · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-97529-0_11 · Cited by 115 · see citing works
Self-citationMotivation and climate change: A review
Brick, C., Bosshard, A., & Whitmarsh, L. (2021) · Current Opinion in Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.04.001 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
Self-citationExploring the diffusion of low-energy houses: An empirical study in the European Union
Olsthoorn, M., Schleich, J., & Faure, C. (2019) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2019.03.043 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Truelove, H. B., Largo-Wight, E., Siuda, A. N. S., Gowans, S., Minichiello, H., & Hill, J. (2023) · Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100098 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Mason, M. C., Zamparo, G., Saleem, S., & Umar, R. M. (2025) · Journal of Consumer Marketing · doi:10.1108/jcm-12-2023-6441 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
The power of loss: message framing, climate anxiety, and engagement in personal carbon trading
Li, T., Yang, Y., Liu, X., & Zeng, S. (2025) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-025-03713-w · Cited by 1 · see citing works
- Authors
- Whitmarsh, L., & O'Neill, S.
- Affiliations
- Tyndall Centre (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Whitmarsh, Lorraine
- ORCID
- Whitmarsh, Lorraine
- Venue
- Journal of Environmental Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-09
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 305-314
- ISSN
- 0272-4944 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2082116732
- Cited by
- 1,765
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 187 · 2025: 215 · 2024: 150 · 2023: 146 · 2022: 158 · 2021: 145 · 2020: 137 · 2019: 119 · 2018: 97 · 2017: 92 · 2016: 83 · 2015: 72 · 2014: 65 · 2013: 44 · 2012: 33
- FWCI
- 105.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Environmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Keywords
- pro-environmental self-identity, pro-environmental behavior, spillover effects, recycling, carbon offsetting, theory of planned behavior, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, environmental attitudes, environmental values, green self-identity, environmental policy
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
