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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.02.002 |
"Something inside me has been set in motion": Exploring the psychological wellbeing of people engaged in sustainability initiatives | |
Mock, Mirijam1; Omann, Ines1; Polzin, Christine2; Spekkink, Wouter3,7; Schuler, Julia4; Pandur, Vlad5; Brizi, Ambra6; Panno, Angelo6 | |
2019-06-01 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
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ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 160页码:1-11 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Austria; Germany; Netherlands; Romania; Italy; England |
英文摘要 | The role of sustainability initiatives and niche groups in transitions towards sustainability has received a good deal of attention. However, little is known about the people who make up these groups. This paper discusses their psychological wellbeing - a concept that comprises six elements: self-acceptance, personal growth and development, purpose in life, environmental mastery, autonomy, and positive relations with others. In the study we performed 46 semi-structured interviews with people from 11 sustainability initiatives in five countries across Europe. We find that the groups offer a platform to build and maintain social relations with other, often like-minded, people. While these relations often serve an important motivational function to stay engaged, they are not free of challenges. The interviews show that sustainability initiatives can also provide fertile ground for personal growth and other dimensions of psychological wellbeing. Environmental mastery - and specifically the capacity to cope with global environmental problems beyond individual control - is a major challenge for people engaged in sustainability initiatives. Overall, the data suggests strong links between social engagement and psychological wellbeing. From a theoretical perspective, this paper enriches the transition literature by exploring the role of psychological wellbeing among people engaged in niches. |
英文关键词 | Psychological wellbeing Niches Sustainability transitions Transition management Sustainability initiatives Sustainability actors |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000466260300001 |
WOS关键词 | STRATEGIC NICHE MANAGEMENT ; GRASS-ROOTS INNOVATIONS ; MULTILEVEL PERSPECTIVE ; TRANSITIONS ; HAPPINESS ; POLICY |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/183543 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Vienna Univ Econ & Business, Dept Socioecon, Vienna, Austria; 2.Helmholtz Ctr Environm Res GmbH UFZ, Dept Environm Polit, Leipzig, Germany; 3.Delft Univ Technol, Fac Technol Policy & Management, Delft, Netherlands; 4.Univ Leipzig, Dept Med Psychol & Med Sociol, Leipzig, Germany; 5.West Univ Timisoara UVT, Dept Psychol, Timisoara, Romania; 6.Roma Tre Univ, Dept Educ, Rome, Italy; 7.Univ Manchester, Sustainable Consumpt Inst, Manchester, Lancs, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Mock, Mirijam,Omann, Ines,Polzin, Christine,et al. "Something inside me has been set in motion": Exploring the psychological wellbeing of people engaged in sustainability initiatives[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2019,160:1-11. |
APA | Mock, Mirijam.,Omann, Ines.,Polzin, Christine.,Spekkink, Wouter.,Schuler, Julia.,...&Panno, Angelo.(2019)."Something inside me has been set in motion": Exploring the psychological wellbeing of people engaged in sustainability initiatives.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,160,1-11. |
MLA | Mock, Mirijam,et al.""Something inside me has been set in motion": Exploring the psychological wellbeing of people engaged in sustainability initiatives".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 160(2019):1-11. |
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