2017/07/06 by Angelo Panno, Mauro Giacomantonio, Giuseppe Carrus +3 · 189 citations
Psychology · #Behavioral Health and Interventions #Buddhism #Dominance (genetics) #Meditation #Mindfulness #Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions #Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Social dominance orientation #Social psychology #Trait
paper · open access · doi:10.1177/0013916517718887
published in Environment and Behavior 50(8), 864-888 (SAGE Publishing)
openalex publication_date 2017/07/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
In recent years, mindfulness has been considered as a potential source of proenvironmental attitudes and behavior. Present research is aimed at consolidating and expanding previous knowledge by proposing that mindfulness is related to both proenvironmental behavior and belief in global climate change through social dominance orientation (SDO). A first study was conducted on undergraduate students ( n = 279) and found, as expected, that trait mindfulness was related to proenvironmental behavior through SDO. A second study using a known groups approach compared practitioners ( n = 44) and nonpractitioners ( n = 53) of Buddhist meditation, which is known to develop a mindful stance. Moreover, in Study 2, a measure of belief in global climate change was adopted as a further outcome. Again, trait mindfulness was related to both proenvironmental outcomes through SDO. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.