Living Sustainably and Well: Individuals’ Views of Sustainable Living and Well-Being Show as Compatible
(2021) PSYK11 20202Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The call for living sustainably can be seen in many places throughout society, although a transition towards sustainable lifestyles is far from a reality. Understanding how people view sustainable living in relation to well-being can potentially help individuals in the transition to live more sustainably. This study was pre-registered to examine the valence of how people view sustainable lifestyles, and how these views relate to their views of well-being. Participants (N = 400) answered open-ended questions regarding their view of sustainable lifestyles and different aspects of well-being. The word responses were analysed using state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning. Results show people view sustainable living... (More)
- The call for living sustainably can be seen in many places throughout society, although a transition towards sustainable lifestyles is far from a reality. Understanding how people view sustainable living in relation to well-being can potentially help individuals in the transition to live more sustainably. This study was pre-registered to examine the valence of how people view sustainable lifestyles, and how these views relate to their views of well-being. Participants (N = 400) answered open-ended questions regarding their view of sustainable lifestyles and different aspects of well-being. The word responses were analysed using state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning. Results show people view sustainable living significantly more positive compared to unsustainable living (p < .001, d = 1.89), although how it is to uphold a sustainable lifestyle was seen as less positive than the general view of a sustainable lifestyle (p < .001, d = -0.33) suggesting a gap between them. Also, the different well-being aspects were all significantly closer to the views of sustainable lifestyles compared to unsustainable lifestyles, where views of harmony in life had the strongest connection towards sustainable living when comparing to views of satisfaction with life (p < .001, d = .15) and happiness (p < 00.1, d = .19). Word plots did further support these results. Overall, the view of sustainable living does overlap with the view of well-being and is seen in a positive light, however, the valence gap in the views of a sustainable lifestyle versus on upholding a sustainable lifestyle could potentially explain the slow transition towards sustainability. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Uppmaningen till att leva hållbart genomsyrar samhället, fast en övergång till hållbara liv är långt ifrån verklighet. Genom att förstå hur individer ser på hållbara liv i relation till välmående kan potentiellt hjälpa människor i övergången till mer hållbara liv. Den här studien var förregistrerad till undersöka valensen av individers syn på en hållbar livsstil, och hur denna synen relaterar till välbefinnande. Deltagarna (N = 400) besvarade öppna frågor rörande deras syn på hållbara livsstilar och olika aspekter av välbefinnande. Svaren analyserades genom toppmodern datalingvistik och djupinlärning. Personers syn på hållbara livsstilar var signifikant mer positiva än synen på ohållbara (p < .001, d = 1.89), fast synen på hur det är att... (More)
- Uppmaningen till att leva hållbart genomsyrar samhället, fast en övergång till hållbara liv är långt ifrån verklighet. Genom att förstå hur individer ser på hållbara liv i relation till välmående kan potentiellt hjälpa människor i övergången till mer hållbara liv. Den här studien var förregistrerad till undersöka valensen av individers syn på en hållbar livsstil, och hur denna synen relaterar till välbefinnande. Deltagarna (N = 400) besvarade öppna frågor rörande deras syn på hållbara livsstilar och olika aspekter av välbefinnande. Svaren analyserades genom toppmodern datalingvistik och djupinlärning. Personers syn på hållbara livsstilar var signifikant mer positiva än synen på ohållbara (p < .001, d = 1.89), fast synen på hur det är att upprätthålla ett hållbart liv sågs signifikant mindre positivt än den generella synen på en hållbar livsstil (p < .001, d = -0.33), vilket visar på en skillnad mellan dem. Dessutom var synen på alla välbefinnandeaspekter signifikant närmare synen av hållbara liv än av ohållbara. Varav synen på livsharmoni hade den starkaste kopplingen till hållbara liv i jämförelse med livstillfredsställelse (p < .001, d = .15) och lycka (p < .001, d = .19). Signifikanta ordplottar stärkte vidare dessa resultat. Övergripande, så överlappar synen på hållbara liv med välbefinnande och uppfattas som positivt, men, det finns en skillnad i valens mellan synen på hållbara liv och synen på att upprätthålla hållbara liv vilket potentiellt kan förklara den sakta övergången mot hållbarhet. (Less)
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- author
- Bång, Oskar LU
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- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20202
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Sustainable lifestyle, Well-being, Harmony in life, Satisfaction in life, Meaning in life, Happiness, Natural language Processing, Deep learning.
- language
- English
- id
- 9035874
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- 2021-01-22 15:48:39
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abstract = {{The call for living sustainably can be seen in many places throughout society, although a transition towards sustainable lifestyles is far from a reality. Understanding how people view sustainable living in relation to well-being can potentially help individuals in the transition to live more sustainably. This study was pre-registered to examine the valence of how people view sustainable lifestyles, and how these views relate to their views of well-being. Participants (N = 400) answered open-ended questions regarding their view of sustainable lifestyles and different aspects of well-being. The word responses were analysed using state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning. Results show people view sustainable living significantly more positive compared to unsustainable living (p < .001, d = 1.89), although how it is to uphold a sustainable lifestyle was seen as less positive than the general view of a sustainable lifestyle (p < .001, d = -0.33) suggesting a gap between them. Also, the different well-being aspects were all significantly closer to the views of sustainable lifestyles compared to unsustainable lifestyles, where views of harmony in life had the strongest connection towards sustainable living when comparing to views of satisfaction with life (p < .001, d = .15) and happiness (p < 00.1, d = .19). Word plots did further support these results. Overall, the view of sustainable living does overlap with the view of well-being and is seen in a positive light, however, the valence gap in the views of a sustainable lifestyle versus on upholding a sustainable lifestyle could potentially explain the slow transition towards sustainability.}},
author = {{Bång, Oskar}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Living Sustainably and Well: Individuals’ Views of Sustainable Living and Well-Being Show as Compatible}},
year = {{2021}},
}