Exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour

This study explored the connection between how people perceive the external condition for environmental behaviour [EC] and meeting human needs by drawing upon Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs [HON], Subjective Well-Being [SWB], and Human Interdependence [HI]. Research Questions: (1) Will EC increase if h...

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Main Author: Abu Bakar, Aisyah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116776/
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description This study explored the connection between how people perceive the external condition for environmental behaviour [EC] and meeting human needs by drawing upon Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs [HON], Subjective Well-Being [SWB], and Human Interdependence [HI]. Research Questions: (1) Will EC increase if human needs are conveniently met? (2) Can unmet human needs lead to an increase in EC, and if so, which needs do not significantly impact EC? Purpose: This research investigates the variation in EC across the convenience and difficulty of addressing human needs. Approach: Mann-Whitney U test was conducted to measure the variation of EC across convenience and difficulty in addressing 24 human requirements. Findings: The convenience of satisfying 17 human needs led to a significant increase in EC while the other 7 human needs demonstrated no significant effect. The findings suggest that EC has the ability to develop autonomously, regardless of fulfilling human needs.
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spelling upm-1167762025-04-16T03:50:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116776/ Exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour Abu Bakar, Aisyah This study explored the connection between how people perceive the external condition for environmental behaviour [EC] and meeting human needs by drawing upon Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs [HON], Subjective Well-Being [SWB], and Human Interdependence [HI]. Research Questions: (1) Will EC increase if human needs are conveniently met? (2) Can unmet human needs lead to an increase in EC, and if so, which needs do not significantly impact EC? Purpose: This research investigates the variation in EC across the convenience and difficulty of addressing human needs. Approach: Mann-Whitney U test was conducted to measure the variation of EC across convenience and difficulty in addressing 24 human requirements. Findings: The convenience of satisfying 17 human needs led to a significant increase in EC while the other 7 human needs demonstrated no significant effect. The findings suggest that EC has the ability to develop autonomously, regardless of fulfilling human needs. Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2024-11-28 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116776/1/116776.pdf Abu Bakar, Aisyah (2024) Exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour. Planning Malaysia, 22 (6). pp. 604-615. ISSN 1675-6215; eISSN: 0128-0945 https://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/1652 10.21837/pm.v22i34.1652
spellingShingle Abu Bakar, Aisyah
Exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour
title Exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour
title_full Exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour
title_fullStr Exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour
title_full_unstemmed Exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour
title_short Exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour
title_sort exploring how human needs fulfillment shapes the perception of external catalysts to eco-behaviour
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