Does Economic Inequality Negatively Predict Pro-Environmental Engagement? Testing the Mediating Role of Future Orientation
Published online on April 28, 2026
Abstract
Environment and Behavior, Ahead of Print.
Climate change poses extensive threats to human survival, highlighting the urgent need to promote pro-environmental engagement. We propose that economic inequality undermines pro-environmental engagement by reducing individuals’ future orientation (i.e., ...
Climate change poses extensive threats to human survival, highlighting the urgent need to promote pro-environmental engagement. We propose that economic inequality undermines pro-environmental engagement by reducing individuals’ future orientation (i.e., ...