Q2. What future works have the authors mentioned in the paper "The value of environmental self-identity: the relationship between biospheric values, environmental self-identity and environmental preferences, intentions and behaviour" ?
As their results are based on correlational data, future research is needed to test whether the results can be replicated with experimental designs, which would allow for more definite conclusions on causality. For example, future studies could test if biospheric values are still related to environmental self-identity after a manipulation of environmental self-identity ( e. g., by reminding people of their past behaviour ). Also, the authors relied on behavioural self-reports ; future research is needed to test if environmental self-identity is related to actual behaviours as well, for example by observing environmental behaviour. An important question for future research is whether environmental self-identity can be changed more easily than values ( for example by influencing past behaviour, or reminding people of their past pro-environmental actions ) and whether campaigns or policies that address environmental self-identity result in several proenvironmental actions.
Q3. What is the way to test whether the results can be replicated with experimental designs?
As their results are based on correlational data, future research is needed to test whether the results can be replicated with experimental designs, which would allow for more definite conclusions on causality.
Q4. What was the effect of energy-saving self-identity on the biospheric?
The relationship between biospheric values and meat consumptionwas fully mediated by energy-saving self-identity, the bias-corrected bootstrap estimate of the indirect effect had a 95% confidence interval from 58.596 to 24.054, indicating that energy-saving self-identity significantly reduced the strength of the relationship between biospheric values and meat consumption.
Q5. What is the main reason why the authors suggested testing the reversed mediation effect?
One of the reviewers suggested testing the reversed mediation effect as well, namely whether biospheric values mediate the relationship between environmental self-identity and environmental preferences, intentions and behaviour.
Q6. What was the effect of environmental self-identity on the ability to switch to green energy?
environmental self-identity fully mediated the relationship between biospheric values and willingness to reduce energy use if the energy is green.
Q7. What is the role of environmental self-identity in the study?
the authors relied on behavioural self-reports; future research is needed to test if environmental self-identity is related to actual behaviours as well, for example by observing environmental behaviour.
Q8. What is the relationship between biospheric values and environmental self-identity?
Based on this, the authors propose that biospheric values are related to environmental self-identity which is in turn related to environmental preferences, intentions and behaviour.
Q9. What is the definition of a biospheric self-identity?
Self-identity has been defined as the label used to describe oneself (Cook et al., 2002), which relates to a particular behaviour (Conner & Armitage, 1998).
Q10. What is the difference between biospheric values and environmental self-identity?
The latter implies that self-identity is more likely to change over time (e.g., by reminding people on their past pro-environmental actions), in contrast to values that are believed to be general and relatively stable over time (Feather, 1995).