Abstract Past research offered evidence that cosmopolitan individuals behave more pro-environmentally. The current study systematically examined two mechanisms explaining why. One the one hand, cosmopolitan individuals acquire knowledge about global challenges concerning environmental crises and become aware of mitigating strategies. On the other hand, cosmopolitan individuals extend their prosociality beyond humankind and develop an emotional affinity toward the natural environment. We set out to provide the first empirical support for these cognitive and emotive pathways accounting for why cosmopolitan individuals tend to be more environmentally friendly. We recruited a total of 1,159 participants to systematically investigate the simultaneous mediation of cognitive and emotive characteristics of cosmopolitan individuals on their commitment to and engagement in pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs). The results from both the large community study (a Singaporean sample; N = 959) and the replication study (an American sample; N = 200) revealed that cosmopolitan orientation fostered both the acquisition of knowledge and emotional affinity toward nature, while emotional affinity was a stronger predictor for commitment to and frequency of PEBs. Theoretical and practical implications for a nuanced understanding of the motivational value of the cognitive and emotive pathways on PEBs are discussed.

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为什么国际化的人更倾向于环保承诺？通过知识获取和对自然的情感亲和力的中介途径

摘要 过去的研究提供的证据表明，国际化个体的行为更亲环境。目前的研究系统地检查了解释原因的两种机制。一方面，国际化的个人获得有关环境危机的全球挑战的知识，并意识到缓解策略。另一方面，国际化的个体将他们的亲社会性扩展到人类之外，并发展出对自然环境的情感亲和力。我们着手为这些认知和情感途径提供第一个实证支持，解释为什么国际化的人往往更环保。我们一共招募了1名，159 名参与者系统地调查了国际化个人的认知和情感特征对他们对环保行为 (PEB) 的承诺和参与的同时中介作用。大型社区研究（新加坡样本；N = 959）和复制研究（美国样本；N = 200）的结果表明，国际化取向促进了知识的获取和对自然的情感亲和力，而情感亲和力则是对 PEB 的承诺和频率的更强预测因子。讨论了对 PEB 上认知和情感途径的动机价值的细微理解的理论和实践意义。N = 959）和重复研究（美国样本；N = 200）表明，世界性取向促进了知识的获取和对自然的情感亲和力，而情感亲和力是对 PEB 的承诺和频率的更强预测因子。讨论了对 PEB 上认知和情感途径的动机价值的细微理解的理论和实践意义。N = 959）和复制研究（美国样本；N = 200）表明，世界性取向促进了知识的获取和对自然的情感亲和力，而情感亲和力是对 PEB 的承诺和频率的更强预测因子。讨论了对 PEB 上认知和情感途径的动机价值的细微理解的理论和实践意义。