Personality Trait Patterns Moderate the Simple Model of Environmental Citizenship
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Characteristics
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Measures
2.3.1. Personality Traits
2.3.2. Need for Learning
2.3.3. Abstract Environmental Knowledge
2.3.4. Concrete Environmental Knowledge
2.3.5. Environmental Awareness (Consciousness)
2.3.6. Environmental Attitudes
2.3.7. Environmental (Self-)Education
2.3.8. Environmental Literacy
2.3.9. Environmental Citizenship
2.3.10. Need for Action
2.4. Analysis Strategy and Data Availability
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Future Directions
4.2. Limitations
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Cluster | Total | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Male | 57 | 93 | 34 | 165 | 349 |
Female | 66 | 106 | 85 | 94 | 351 |
Total | 123 | 199 | 119 | 259 | 700 |
Dependent Variable | Sum of Squares | df | Mean Square | F | p | |
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Cluster differences | Concrete knowledge | 5305.9 | 3 | 1768.647 | 63.96 | <0.001 |
Environmental awareness | 55.9 | 3 | 18.634 | 35.64 | <0.001 | |
Pro-environmental attitudes | 35.3 | 3 | 11.764 | 44.59 | <0.001 | |
Environmental (self-)education | 17.5 | 3 | 5.827 | 5.18 | 0.002 | |
Environmental literacy | 13.1 | 3 | 4.382 | 8.58 | <0.001 | |
Abstract knowledge | 41.4 | 3 | 13.799 | 21.63 | <0.001 | |
Need for learning | 26.6 | 3 | 8.86 | 14.03 | <0.001 | |
Environmental citizenship | 27.1 | 3 | 9.047 | 12.04 | <0.001 | |
Need for action/Activism | 32.1 | 3 | 10.712 | 26.78 | <0.001 | |
Residuals | Concrete knowledge | 19245 | 696 | 27.651 | ||
Environmental awareness | 363.9 | 696 | 0.523 | |||
Pro-environmental attitudes | 183.6 | 696 | 0.264 | |||
Environmental (self-)education | 782.9 | 696 | 1.125 | |||
Environmental literacy | 355.5 | 696 | 0.511 | |||
Abstract knowledge | 444 | 696 | 0.638 | |||
Need for learning | 439.6 | 696 | 0.632 | |||
Environmental citizenship | 522.9 | 696 | 0.751 | |||
Need for action/Activism | 278.4 | 696 | 0.4 |
Cluster | M | SD | |
---|---|---|---|
Concrete knowledge | 1 | 16.6098 | 4.236 |
2 | 16.3467 | 4.92 | |
3 | 17.2101 | 3.925 | |
4 | 10.9807 | 6.363 | |
Environmental awareness | 1 | 4.3008 | 0.715 |
2 | 4.0503 | 0.682 | |
3 | 4.271 | 0.589 | |
4 | 3.6274 | 0.808 | |
Pro-environmental attitudes | 1 | 3.6618 | 0.605 |
2 | 3.5745 | 0.527 | |
3 | 3.8291 | 0.519 | |
4 | 3.2355 | 0.45 | |
Environmental (self-)education | 1 | 3.039 | 1.201 |
2 | 2.6724 | 1.034 | |
3 | 2.684 | 1.094 | |
4 | 2.9668 | 0.992 | |
Environmental literacy | 1 | 3.4324 | 0.746 |
2 | 3.0685 | 0.63 | |
3 | 3.0466 | 0.791 | |
4 | 3.0927 | 0.724 | |
Need for action/Activism | 1 | 3.4946 | 0.63 |
2 | 3.6884 | 0.506 | |
3 | 3.7535 | 0.427 | |
4 | 3.2407 | 0.782 | |
Environmental citizenship | 1 | 3.6938 | 0.921 |
2 | 3.2915 | 0.772 | |
3 | 3.2689 | 0.918 | |
4 | 3.1248 | 0.885 | |
Need for learning | 1 | 3.639 | 0.897 |
2 | 3.1899 | 0.779 | |
3 | 3.3227 | 0.815 | |
4 | 3.09 | 0.744 | |
Abstract knowledge | 1 | 3.9691 | 0.783 |
2 | 3.5377 | 0.752 | |
3 | 3.5681 | 0.871 | |
4 | 3.2695 | 0.806 |
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Variable | M | SD | S | K | r | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||
1. Abstract knowledge | 3.519 | 0.833 | −0.3759 | −0.0461 | — | ||||||||||||
2. Need for learning | 3.254 | 0.817 | −0.1752 | 0.1687 | 0.487 *** | — | |||||||||||
3. Environmental citizenship | 3.297 | 0.887 | −0.4268 | 0.2147 | 0.438 *** | 0.546 *** | — | ||||||||||
4. Need for action/ Activism | 3.500 | 0.667 | −1.4865 | 1.5956 | −0.025 | −0.093* | −0.118 ** | — | |||||||||
5. Concrete knowledge | 14.554 | 5.926 | −0.5713 | −0.7540 | 0.106 *** | −0.030 | −0.006 | 0.471 *** | — | ||||||||
6. Environmental awareness | 3.975 | 0.775 | −0.7218 | 0.3737 | 0.380 *** | 0.346 *** | 0.291 *** | 0.275 *** | 0.439 *** | — | |||||||
7. Pro-environmental attitudes | 3.508 | 0.560 | 0.1655 | −0.2367 | 0.121 ** | 0.151 *** | 0.105 ** | 0.239 *** | 0.515 *** | 0.527 *** | — | ||||||
8. Environmental (self-)education | 2.848 | 1.070 | −0.1737 | −0.7074 | 0.340 *** | 0.590 *** | 0.490 *** | −0.310 *** | −0.297 *** | 0.099 ** | −0.088 * | — | |||||
9. Environmental literacy | 3.138 | 0.726 | −0.2141 | 0.8693 | 0.506 *** | 0.403 *** | 0.590 *** | −0.217 *** | −0.173 *** | 0.200 *** | −0.081 * | 0.599 *** | — | ||||
10. Extraversion | 3.158 | 0.548 | −0.0716 | 0.1334 | 0.300 *** | 0.272 *** | 0.291 *** | −0.124 ** | −0.055 | 0.134 *** | −0.045 | 0.226 *** | 0.316 *** | — | |||
11. Agreeableness | 3.555 | 0.539 | 0.1092 | −0.5333 | 0.221 *** | 0.188 *** | 0.137 *** | 0.215 *** | 0.312 *** | 0.285 *** | 0.286 *** | −0.034 | 0.059 | 0.228 *** | — | ||
12. Conscientiousness | 3.598 | 0.570 | 0.1614 | −0.5608 | 0.257 *** | 0.216 *** | 0.178 *** | 0.173 *** | 0.355 *** | 0.307 *** | 0.262 *** | −0.015 | 0.098 ** | 0.378 *** | 0.526 *** | — | |
13. Neuroticism | 2.817 | 0.704 | 0.0782 | −0.1259 | −0.182 *** | −0.065 | −0.122 ** | 0.027 | −0.108 ** | −0.062 | 0.028 | −0.037 | −0.145 *** | −0.558 *** | −0.368 *** | −0.411 *** | — |
14. Openness | 3.453 | 0.633 | 0.2581 | −0.3228 | 0.302 *** | 0.283 *** | 0.249 *** | 0.055 | 0.305 *** | 0.301 *** | 0.319 *** | 0.118 ** | 0.231 *** | 0.363 *** | 0.424 *** | 0.529 *** | −0.262 *** |
Dependent Variable | Predictor | Estimate | SE | 95% CI | β | z | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||||||
Environmental citizenship | Environmental literacy | 0.54251 | 0.04677 | 0.45085 | 0.63418 | 0.44 | 11.6 | <0.001 |
Environmental citizenship | Need for learning | 0.40051 | 0.04406 | 0.31415 | 0.48687 | 0.3661 | 9.09 | <0.001 |
Environmental citizenship | Need for action/Activism | 0.01716 | 0.03934 | −0.05993 | 0.09426 | 0.0127 | 0.436 | 0.663 |
Environmental literacy | Abstract knowledge | 0.31364 | 0.03166 | 0.25159 | 0.37569 | 0.3607 | 9.907 | <0.001 |
Environmental literacy | Environmental (self-)education | 0.3079 | 0.02512 | 0.25867 | 0.35713 | 0.4547 | 12.259 | <0.001 |
Environmental literacy | Concrete knowledge | −0.00938 | 0.00339 | −0.01603 | −0.00273 | −0.075 | −2.764 | 0.006 |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | −1.14526 | 0.158 | −1.45494 | −0.83558 | −0.2115 | −7.248 | <0.001 |
Environmental (self-)education | Need for learning | 0.77176 | 0.0401 | 0.69317 | 0.85036 | 0.589 | 19.247 | <0.001 |
Abstract knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | 0.06304 | 0.03552 | −0.00658 | 0.13265 | 0.0809 | 1.775 | 0.076 |
Environmental awareness | Abstract knowledge | 0.34179 | 0.04018 | 0.26303 | 0.42055 | 0.3675 | 8.506 | <0.001 |
Pro-environmental attitudes | Environmental awareness | 0.37507 | 0.02257 | 0.33085 | 0.4193 | 0.5194 | 16.621 | <0.001 |
Need for action/Activism | Pro-environmental attitudes | 0.07853 | 0.04846 | −0.01645 | 0.1735 | 0.0665 | 1.621 | 0.105 |
Need for learning | Pro-environmental attitudes | 0.08791 | 0.06684 | −0.04309 | 0.21892 | 0.0602 | 1.315 | 0.188 |
Concrete knowledge | Pro-environmental attitudes | 3.36447 | 0.37742 | 2.62475 | 4.1042 | 0.325 | 8.914 | <0.001 |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental awareness | 1.6657 | 0.26857 | 1.13931 | 2.19209 | 0.2228 | 6.202 | <0.001 |
Concrete knowledge | Need for action/Activism | 2.40751 | 0.30572 | 1.80831 | 3.0067 | 0.2748 | 7.875 | <0.001 |
Concrete knowledge | Need for learning | 0.43961 | 0.04895 | 0.34367 | 0.53555 | 0.4308 | 8.981 | <0.001 |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental (self-)education | −0.20652 | 0.02148 | −0.24862 | −0.16441 | −0.3342 | −9.613 | <0.001 |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental awareness | 0.23484 | 0.04785 | 0.14105 | 0.32864 | 0.2752 | 4.908 | <0.001 |
Cluster | Dependent variable | Predictor | Estimate | SE | 95% CI | β | z | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | ||||||||
1 | Environmental citizenship | Environmental literacy | 0.33109 | 0.12089 | 0.09416 | 0.56803 | 0.2664 | 2.739 | 0.006 |
Environmental citizenship | Need for learning | 0.45638 | 0.10988 | 0.24103 | 0.67173 | 0.4414 | 4.154 | <0.001 | |
Environmental citizenship | Need for action/Activism | −0.15311 | 0.13756 | −0.42272 | 0.1165 | −0.1046 | −1.113 | 0.266 | |
Environmental literacy | Abstract knowledge | 0.34948 | 0.07941 | 0.19385 | 0.50512 | 0.3667 | 4.401 | <0.001 | |
Environmental literacy | Environmental (self-)education | 0.27481 | 0.04799 | 0.18075 | 0.36887 | 0.4422 | 5.726 | <0.001 | |
Environmental literacy | Concrete knowledge | −0.01301 | 0.01128 | −0.03512 | 0.0091 | −0.0735 | −1.154 | 0.249 | |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | −0.71148 | 0.33476 | −1.36761 | −0.05536 | −0.2027 | −2.125 | 0.034 | |
Environmental (self-)education | Need for learning | 0.95889 | 0.07498 | 0.81194 | 1.10584 | 0.7163 | 12.789 | <0.001 | |
Abstract knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | 0.18683 | 0.07779 | 0.03437 | 0.3393 | 0.2865 | 2.402 | 0.016 | |
Environmental awareness | Abstract knowledge | 0.29965 | 0.10712 | 0.08971 | 0.5096 | 0.3283 | 2.797 | 0.005 | |
Pro-environmental attitudes | Environmental awareness | 0.44846 | 0.08247 | 0.28682 | 0.61009 | 0.5296 | 5.438 | <0.001 | |
Need for action/Activism | Pro-environmental attitudes | −0.15998 | 0.13161 | −0.41794 | 0.09797 | −0.1529 | −1.216 | 0.224 | |
Need for learning | Pro-environmental attitudes | 0.20362 | 0.16952 | −0.12863 | 0.53587 | 0.1374 | 1.201 | 0.23 | |
Concrete knowledge | Pro-environmental attitudes | 2.7817 | 0.7809 | 1.25116 | 4.31223 | 0.3994 | 3.562 | <0.001 | |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental awareness | 0.6998 | 0.63101 | −0.53696 | 1.93656 | 0.1187 | 1.109 | 0.267 | |
Concrete knowledge | Need for action/Activism | 0.27935 | 0.59557 | −0.88795 | 1.44665 | 0.042 | 0.469 | 0.639 | |
Abstract knowledge | Need for learning | 0.22965 | 0.12102 | −0.00755 | 0.46685 | 0.2631 | 1.898 | 0.058 | |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental (self-)education | −0.20552 | 0.0472 | −0.29802 | −0.11302 | −0.3897 | −4.355 | <0.001 | |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental awareness | 0.19772 | 0.17663 | −0.14846 | 0.54391 | 0.2231 | 1.119 | 0.263 | |
2 | Environmental citizenship | Environmental literacy | 0.4052 | 0.09883 | 0.2115 | 0.59891 | 0.3261 | 4.1 | <0.001 |
Environmental citizenship | Need for learning | 0.42652 | 0.08375 | 0.26238 | 0.59067 | 0.4251 | 5.093 | <0.001 | |
Environmental citizenship | Need for action/Activism | −0.07438 | 0.07949 | −0.23018 | 0.08143 | −0.0481 | −0.936 | 0.349 | |
Environmental literacy | Abstract knowledge | 0.33488 | 0.0537 | 0.22963 | 0.44012 | 0.4008 | 6.236 | <0.001 | |
Environmental literacy | Environmental (self-)education | 0.18145 | 0.04568 | 0.09191 | 0.27099 | 0.2984 | 3.972 | <0.001 | |
Environmental literacy | Concrete knowledge | −0.01713 | 0.00769 | −0.03221 | −0.00206 | −0.1318 | −2.227 | 0.026 | |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | −1.10311 | 0.28454 | −1.66079 | −0.54543 | −0.2359 | −3.877 | <0.001 | |
Environmental (self-)education | Need for learning | 0.73822 | 0.07779 | 0.58575 | 0.89069 | 0.5561 | 9.49 | <0.001 | |
Abstract knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | 0.10401 | 0.06436 | −0.02214 | 0.23016 | 0.1429 | 1.616 | 0.106 | |
Environmental awareness | Abstract knowledge | 0.18886 | 0.07143 | 0.04886 | 0.32885 | 0.2083 | 2.644 | 0.008 | |
Pro-environmental attitudes | Environmental awareness | 0.32129 | 0.05261 | 0.21819 | 0.4244 | 0.4161 | 6.108 | <0.001 | |
Need for action/Activism | Pro-environmental attitudes | −0.02346 | 0.05456 | −0.1304 | 0.08348 | −0.0245 | −0.43 | 0.667 | |
Need for learning | Pro-environmental attitudes | 0.17251 | 0.11623 | −0.05528 | 0.40031 | 0.1167 | 1.484 | 0.138 | |
Concrete knowledge | Pro-environmental attitudes | 2.36512 | 0.66661 | 1.05859 | 3.67166 | 0.2576 | 3.548 | <0.001 | |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental awareness | 2.03722 | 0.52834 | 1.00169 | 3.07275 | 0.2874 | 3.856 | <0.001 | |
Concrete knowledge | Need for action/Activism | 1.77044 | 0.56442 | 0.6642 | 2.87669 | 0.185 | 3.137 | 0.002 | |
Abstract knowledge | Need for learning | 0.22116 | 0.08709 | 0.05047 | 0.39185 | 0.2289 | 2.539 | 0.011 | |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental (self-)education | −0.18423 | 0.03963 | −0.26191 | −0.10656 | −0.3771 | −4.649 | <0.001 | |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental awareness | 0.1248 | 0.07567 | −0.02352 | 0.27311 | 0.1685 | 1.649 | 0.099 | |
3 | Environmental citizenship | Environmental literacy | 0.60617 | 0.08574 | 0.43812 | 0.77422 | 0.5207 | 7.07 | <0.001 |
Environmental citizenship | Need for learning | 0.3239 | 0.0822 | 0.16278 | 0.48502 | 0.2865 | 3.94 | <0.001 | |
Environmental citizenship | Need for action/Activism | −0.06537 | 0.08793 | −0.23772 | 0.10698 | −0.0302 | −0.743 | 0.457 | |
Environmental literacy | Abstract knowledge | 0.3374 | 0.06978 | 0.20065 | 0.47416 | 0.3712 | 4.836 | <0.001 | |
Environmental literacy | Environmental (self-)education | 0.35215 | 0.05353 | 0.24723 | 0.45706 | 0.4866 | 6.579 | <0.001 | |
Environmental literacy | Concrete knowledge | −0.02929 | 0.01322 | −0.0552 | −0.00337 | −0.1439 | −2.215 | 0.027 | |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | −0.77202 | 0.34301 | −1.44431 | −0.09972 | −0.2171 | −2.251 | 0.024 | |
Environmental (self-)education | Need for learning | 0.80038 | 0.09737 | 0.60953 | 0.99123 | 0.5963 | 8.22 | <0.001 | |
Abstract knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | 0.01612 | 0.09239 | −0.16497 | 0.1972 | 0.0202 | 0.174 | 0.862 | |
Environmental awareness | Abstract knowledge | 0.25429 | 0.05953 | 0.13762 | 0.37097 | 0.376 | 4.272 | <0.001 | |
Pro-environmental attitudes | Environmental awareness | 0.29097 | 0.07826 | 0.13758 | 0.44436 | 0.3304 | 3.718 | <0.001 | |
Need for action/Activism | Pro-environmental attitudes | 0.0611 | 0.09115 | −0.11755 | 0.23974 | 0.0746 | 0.67 | 0.503 | |
Need for learning | Pro-environmental attitudes | 0.14997 | 0.16527 | −0.17395 | 0.4739 | 0.0954 | 0.907 | 0.364 | |
Concrete knowledge | Pro-environmental attitudes | 2.82603 | 0.81263 | 1.23331 | 4.41875 | 0.3767 | 3.478 | <0.001 | |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental awareness | −0.56422 | 0.63731 | −1.81333 | 0.68488 | −0.0854 | −0.885 | 0.376 | |
Concrete knowledge | Need for action/Activism | −0.1181 | 0.81516 | −1.71578 | 1.47959 | −0.0129 | −0.145 | 0.885 | |
Abstract knowledge | Need for learning | 0.3245 | 0.12147 | 0.08642 | 0.56258 | 0.3037 | 2.671 | 0.008 | |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental (self-)education | −0.09697 | 0.03483 | −0.16523 | −0.02872 | −0.2495 | −2.785 | 0.005 | |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental awareness | −0.06008 | 0.06454 | −0.18657 | 0.06641 | −0.0832 | −0.931 | 0.352 | |
4 | Environmental citizenship | Environmental literacy | 0.69509 | 0.06601 | 0.56572 | 0.82446 | 0.5699 | 10.531 | <0.001 |
Environmental citizenship | Need for learning | 0.28228 | 0.0684 | 0.14822 | 0.41633 | 0.2383 | 4.127 | <0.001 | |
Environmental citizenship | Need for action/Activism | 0.063 | 0.04487 | −0.02493 | 0.15094 | 0.0555 | 1.404 | 0.16 | |
Environmental literacy | Abstract knowledge | 0.20463 | 0.05681 | 0.09328 | 0.31598 | 0.2281 | 3.602 | <0.001 | |
Environmental literacy | Environmental (self-)education | 0.41912 | 0.05189 | 0.31742 | 0.52082 | 0.5753 | 8.077 | <0.001 | |
Environmental literacy | Concrete knowledge | −0.0045 | 0.00571 | −0.01569 | 0.00668 | −0.0389 | −0.789 | 0.43 | |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | −1.78387 | 0.27685 | −2.3265 | −1.24125 | −0.2835 | −6.443 | <0.001 | |
Environmental (self-)education | Need for learning | 0.7676 | 0.07277 | 0.62498 | 0.91022 | 0.5757 | 10.549 | <0.001 | |
Abstract knowledge | Environmental (self-)education | 0.10126 | 0.06019 | −0.0167 | 0.21923 | 0.1247 | 1.683 | 0.092 | |
Environmental awareness | Abstract knowledge | 0.40568 | 0.07831 | 0.2522 | 0.55915 | 0.4045 | 5.181 | <0.001 | |
Pro-environmental attitudes | Environmental awareness | 0.29161 | 0.03221 | 0.22848 | 0.35474 | 0.5237 | 9.054 | <0.001 | |
Need for action/Activism | Pro-environmental attitudes | 0.2273 | 0.09423 | 0.04262 | 0.41199 | 0.1317 | 2.412 | 0.016 | |
Need for learning | Pro-environmental attitudes | −0.31684 | 0.13761 | −0.58655 | −0.04712 | −0.1915 | −2.302 | 0.021 | |
Concrete knowledge | Pro-environmental attitudes | 2.83102 | 0.69431 | 1.4702 | 4.19184 | 0.204 | 4.077 | <0.001 | |
Concrete knowledge | Environmental awareness | 1.58359 | 0.44167 | 0.71794 | 2.44924 | 0.2049 | 3.585 | <0.001 | |
Concrete knowledge | Need for action/Activism | 2.84791 | 0.50661 | 1.85497 | 3.84085 | 0.3542 | 5.621 | <0.001 | |
Abstract knowledge | Need for learning | 0.60595 | 0.07941 | 0.4503 | 0.7616 | 0.5597 | 7.63 | <0.001 | |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental (self-)education | −0.19909 | 0.04022 | −0.27792 | −0.12027 | −0.2544 | −4.95 | <0.001 | |
Need for action/Activism | Environmental awareness | 0.29327 | 0.07392 | 0.14839 | 0.43815 | 0.3051 | 3.967 | <0.001 |
Cluster | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Environmental citizenship | 0.431 | 0.388 | 0.488 | 0.502 |
Environmental literacy | 0.500 | 0.351 | 0.499 | 0.513 |
Concrete knowledge | 0.233 | 0.326 | 0.163 | 0.452 |
Environmental (self-)education | 0.518 | 0.310 | 0.356 | 0.328 |
Abstract knowledge | 0.276 | 0.115 | 0.107 | 0.378 |
Environmental awareness | 0.128 | 0.049 | 0.148 | 0.120 |
Pro-environmental attitudes | 0.296 | 0.178 | 0.116 | 0.236 |
Need for action/Activism | 0.173 | 0.159 | 0.071 | 0.196 |
Need for learning | 0.041 | 0.020 | 0.017 | 0.014 |
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Chicago/Turabian StylePoškus, Mykolas Simas. 2023. "Personality Trait Patterns Moderate the Simple Model of Environmental Citizenship" Behavioral Sciences 13, no. 2: 159. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13020159