Study on Adolescent Pro-Environmental Behaviors from the Perspective of Intergenerational Transmission

Abstract

Pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) are that a people make efforts to minimize his negative impacts due to damage to nature by protecting and improving the environment. Pro-environmental behaviors become more and more important, especially for adolescents. Since adolescents are the future of our country, and they will make the environmental policy that will lead to human sustainable development. Adolescence is an important period for behavioral changes, especially pro-environmental behaviors changes. Families, especially parental expectations and behaviors, play a central role in educating and passing on pro-environmental behaviors from one generation to another generation. In this article, we first defined pro-environmental behaviors. Second, we explored psychosocial determinants of adolescent pro-environmental behaviors. We then elaborated on the psychological mechanisms underlying adolescent pro-environmental behaviors. Finally, we proposed intervention strategies for adolescent pro-environmental behaviors.