Using Motivational Interviewing to reduce threats in conversations about environmental behavior.

ABSTRACT: Human behavior contributes to a waste of environmental resources and our society is looking for ways to reduce this problem. However, humans may perceive feedback about their environmental behavior as threatening. According to self-determination theory (SDT), threats decrease intrinsic motivation for behavior change. According to self-affirmation theory (SAT), threats can harm individuals' self-integrity. Therefore, individuals should show self-defensive biases, e.g., in terms of presenting counter-arguments when presented with environmental behavior change. The current study examines how change recipients respond to threats from change agents in interactions about environmental behavior change. Moreover, we investigate how Motivational Interviewing (MI) - an intervention aimed at increasi

SUBMITTER: Klonek FE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4508486 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature