Environment and Social Psychology

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the reviewers of the journal Environment and Social Psychology for their invaluable contribution to our research in the field of environmental and psychological health. The insightful comments and constructive criticisms provided by the reviewers have greatly improved the quality of our manuscripts.

Their meticulous attention to detail and their willingness to provide feedback and suggestions have been instrumental in shaping our research into a more comprehensive and robust study. We appreciate their time and effort in reviewing our work, and we are grateful for their dedication to advancing knowledge in this important area.

Their expertise and professionalism have been an inspiration to us, and we feel privileged to have had the opportunity to work with such exceptional reviewers. We look forward to continuing our collaboration between this journal and its esteemed reviewers, and we hope that our work will contribute to further advancements in the field of environmental and psychological health.

The research developed a framework to investigate the influence of green consumption value and green buying intentions using the behavioral reasoning theory to look at the gap between attitudes and intentions. A cross-sectional research design was used to collect data from 698 respondents in Ghana. The result shows a positive and significant association between buying green foods and attitudes toward green foods, and motive against buying green foods have a non-significant relationship with attitudes to green foods; there is a positive significant association between green consumption value and attitudes toward green foods, motives for buying green foods, and motives against buying green foods. The mediation of motives for buying green foods on green consumption value and attitudes to green foods is positive. Motives for buying green foods influence green buying intentions through attitudes toward green products. And mediation of motives against buying green foods on green consumption value and attitudes to green foods is negative and does not harm green buying intentions using attitudes to green foods. Governments must reward individuals or groups that protect the environment and also put together educated programs that spell out the consequences of a degraded environment to the nation.

The purpose of this study is to examine customer satisfaction of halal restaurants that have received halal certification from the Korea Muslim Federation (KMF). A total of 1,544 reviews from 11 halal-certified restaurants in South Korea were collected from Google reviews using SCTM 3.0 (Smart Crawling and Text Mining). UCINET 6.0 is used to analyze the network centrality and perform CONCOR analysis. This study quantitatively identified the relationship among five dimensions: halal cuisine, Islamic dining, food menu, service and value. However, Islamic dining, service, and value were positively impacted to customer satisfaction. This study indicates that the Halal label is a significant factor in the dining preferences of halal restaurant customers in South Korea. The results of this study may be useful in marketing halal restaurants in South Korea which have not applied for halal certification from the Korea Muslim Federation.

Today, the ultimate approach of an organization in any society is to attract as many beneficiaries as possible. Due to the nature-oriented development of their rural communities, they have to satisfy their interest groups more than other communities. When it comes to rural development in Iran, there are many credible organizations that directly and indirectly engage with the target community. The absence of organizational tasks leads to failure in achieving predetermined goals. Allen and Meyer’s standard organizational commitment questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. Descriptive statistical measures such as focus and dispersion indices were used to analyze the results. Inferential statistical measures such as the mean difference comparison test and the correlation coefficient were also used. The results showed that the level of organizational commitment among employees of Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization in Isfahan Province is 55%. The results also showed that the most important factors affecting employees’ organizational commitment were social responsibility, psychological factors and income satisfaction, which could explain up to 50% of employees’ organizational commitment.

In order to investigate the impact of environmental information on the purchase of electric automobiles, the present research applied the Theory of Planned Behavior. Using primary data (n = 214), the proposed research model was validated using covariance-based structural equation modelling. The findings confirmed a positive relationship between attitudes towards electric vehicles and environmental knowledge. It was discovered that purchase intentions and perceived consumer effectiveness were significantly related. Control over availability also has a significant impact on buyers’ intentions. The study’s findings were unable to show a significant indirect relationship between environmental knowledge and purchase intentions. However, in this study, purchase behavior was significantly predicted by individuals’ purchase intentions. In particular, females were found to have stronger buy intentions than their male counterparts when it came to the effects of consumer perceived efficacy and control over availability (significant moderation of gender). The study’s empirical findings had a variety of theoretical and practical ramifications.

In Mauritian secondary schools (colleges), very limited studies exist regarding the influence of transformational leadership applied by rectors on educators’ trust in their leaders and their degree of commitment to their work. Objectives: to determine (a) (i) the levels of transformational leadership applied by rectors of secondary schools in Mauritius, (ii) the degree of trust of these educators in their rectors, (iii) the degree of educators’ commitment to their duties; (b) the relationship and influence of transformational leadership applied by schools leaders over (i) educators’ trust in their rectors, (ii) educators’ degree of commitment toward their work; (c) the existence of any relationship between educators’ trust and their commitment toward their duties. Method: Data was collected from 394 respondents across Mauritius during December 2022 using simple random sampling through an online survey. Analysis on SPSS 25 was carried out for correlations. Results: All three variables’ levels were rated as “high” and were significantly and positively correlated: (i) there was a significant positively moderate correlation between the level of transformational leadership applied in colleges and the degree of educators’ trust in their heads of schools; (ii) there was a significant positively low correlation between the level of transformational leadership applied in colleges and the degree of educators’ commitment to their work. Additionally, it was found that there was a significant positively weak correlation between the degree of educators’ trust in their heads of schools and the degree of educators’ commitment to their work.

Playful learning is an educational method in which students experience fun and curiosity in an active context that is meaningful to them. Game-based learning, serious games, and gamification can be highlighted here. The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review of studies that have used gamified resources as a game-based strategy for bullying prevention. For this study, a search of several databases (Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Dialnet) was conducted. 606 studies were collected, of which 12 scientific studies were selected. Playful strategies are effective in identifying and processing different variables related to bullying. The use of playful strategies in the classroom has many benefits and several studies confirm that it is an effective method for raising awareness and preventing bullying.