Abstract
Based upon the idea that sustainable (prosocial, proenvironmental) actions are a kind of virtuous behavior, this study explores the relationship between three universal virtues -Humanity, Justice, Temperance - and four instances of sustainable behavior (SB) -altruistic, proecological, frugal and equitable actions - which are considered necessary for achieving the ideals of sustainable development. The responses of four hundred individuals, living in a northwestern Mexican city to the Inventory of Strengths and Virtues (VIA Survey, Peterson & Seligman, 2004), as well as an instrument assessing sustainable behavior, were processed within a structural equation model. This model produced first-order factors for the three analyzed virtues and the four types of sustainable behaviors. In turn, the group of virtues generated a second-order factor (Virtue) and the group of sustainable behaviors produced a secondorder factor (SB) as well. The covariation between the Virtue and SB factors was salient and significant, which seems to indicate that prosocial and proenvironmental behaviors have a virtuous nature, at least in regard to Humanity, Justice, and Temperance.
| Translated title of the contribution | Las virtudes de la humanidad, justicia y moderación y su relación con la conducta sustentable |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 361-372 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Revista Latinoamericana de Psicologia |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Humanity
- Justice
- Sustainable behavior
- Temperance