This study aimed to assess the empirical validity of Carl Rogers’ vision of the authentic person to be ecologically minded. 238 participants were asked to complete the Authenticity Scale, the Connectedness to Nature Scale, the Love and Care for Nature Scale, the Ethically Minded Consumer Behaviour Scale, and the Brief Social Desirability Scale. It was found that higher scores on authenticity were associated with higher scores on feelings of connection to nature, love and care for nature, and ethically minded consumer choices. Associations remained statistically significant even controlling for social desirability effects. This is the first study to provide empirical support for Rogers’ hypothesis that more congruent individuals will be more environmentally aware and concerned.

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从以自我为中心到以生态为中心：真实性与生态敏感性关联的调查

本研究旨在评估卡尔·罗杰斯 (Carl Rogers) 对具有生态意识的真实人的看法的实证有效性。238 名参与者被要求完成真实性量表、与自然的联系量表、对自然的爱与关怀量表、符合道德观念的消费者行为量表和简短的社会期望量表。结果发现，真实性得分越高，与自然的联系感、对自然的热爱和关怀以及具有道德意识的消费者选择的得分越高。即使控制了社会期望效应，关联仍然具有统计学意义。这是第一项为罗杰斯的假设提供实证支持的研究，即更一致的个人将更关注环境和关注。