Health consciousness and pro-environmental behaviors in an Italian representative sample: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Individual health-related behavior is among the most influential yet modifiable factors affecting both climate change and chronic disease. To encourage behaviors bringing about environmental and health co-benefits, it is important to understand the underlying factors of behavior change for healthy and sustainable lifestyles. One area of potential overlap concerns people's health consciousness. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between health consciousness and pro-environmental behavior. We investigated whether health consciousness correlates with five clusters of pro-environmental behaviors: sustainable food consumption, recycling, green purchasing, sustainable mobility, and energy saving. Research data were collected via cross-sectional survey involving a represent

SUBMITTER: Castellini G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231290 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature