Social and Ecological Dominance Orientations, Climate Change Denial, and Pro-Environmental Behaviour

Authors

  • Gözde Kıral Uçar Orcid
    Department of Psychology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
  • Meryem Kaynak Malatyalı‬‬ Orcid
    Department of Psychology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Türkiye
  • Bağdat Deniz Kaynak Orcid
    Department of Psychology, TED University, Ankara, Türkiye

Abstract

This study was aimed at investigating the associations between social dominance orientation (SDO), ecological dominance orientation (EDO), climate change denial and past pro-environmental behaviour. A total of 348 individuals, aged between 18 and 61 years (M = 22.27; SD = 4.80), participated in this study. The results showed that SDO predicted all forms of climate change denial and past pro-environmental behaviour, although EDO only predicted denial of guilt. Additionally, the rationalisation of own involvement dimension of climate change denial, but no other dimensions of it, predicted past pro-environmental behaviour. Moreover, gender was a predictor of five dimensions of climate change denial and past pro-environmental behaviour.