Personality traits that associate with sustainable behaviors perceived by individuals

Abstract

Introduction: There is relatively little research on the association between personality traits and sustainable behaviors. So, this research was designed to differentiate associations between the six personality traits and sustainable behaviors perceived by individuals. Methods: A total of 1420 residents in a community of Nanjing participated in this survey. With the help of HEXACO-60 and SBPI-9, participants’ personality traits and the performance of sustainable behaviors perceived by individuals were measured. Subsequently, assisted by regression analysis, the quantitive relationship between HEXACO and sustainable behaviors perceived by individuals was explored. Results: Honesty–humility (H–H), extraversion (X), consciousness (C), and openness to experience (O) are positively associated with sustainable behaviors perceived by individuals, whereas emotionality (E) and agreeableness (A) are negatively associated with it. Conclusions: HEXACO have a significant association with sustainable behaviors perceived by individuals. Additionally, H–H, E, X, A, C, and O could explain 44.2% of changes in sustainable behaviors perceived by individuals.