Communication, socialization, and ITC. The psychosocial construction of sustainability.

Over the past two decades, the facets related to environmental crises (in the plural) have grown increasingly intricate. What began as environmentalists' apprehension over nature degradation and the encouragement of citizen-driven initiatives has evolved. The current shift in emphasis and prevailing message strives to foster a culture where citizens refrain from independent initiatives. Instead, the directive is to heed the guidance of the knowledgeable (scientists, politicians, corporations, interest groups, etc.), as substantiated by our investigative findings, which align, in part, with existing literature. Conversely, our exploration into environmental communication, notably the insights gleaned from longitudinal research concerning pro-environmental knowledge, attitudes, and actions, reveals a decline in citizens' effective inclinations toward embracing pro-environmental behaviors. Meanwhile, the escalation of the climate crisis is fueling heightened levels of echo-anxiety and solastalgia. This trajectory is closely intertwined with a growing global disillusionment within society - not just regarding the future - instilling a sense of disillusionment concerning pro-environmental messages and slogans disseminated by governing bodies and corporations. This has led to a state resembling learned helplessness, as articulated by Seligman, or what we prefer to term "induced" helplessness, rather than fostering conditions conducive to empowerment. This article comprehensively examines various reports and our inquiries, revealing how communication management and its constituents lie at the heart of forging novel narratives, fresh cognitive dissonances, and emerging social representations. Notably emphasized is the pivotal role played by information and communication technologies (ICT), particularly through dissemination on widely-used social networks. Since the 2010s, these platforms have assumed a paramount role in shaping socialization processes, surpassing educational institutions and conventional mass media.

Disrupción en la educación para la sostenibilidad / Disruption in education for sustainability

Abstract This paper presents and confirms the suspicion that there is a disruption in environmental education and environmentally responsible behaviors. Children are well aware of the behaviors and values considered environmentally friendly. However, there is a statistically significant decrease in the scores during adolescence. Scores recover in the College sample but they fail to reach children's scores. This has to do more with specific characteristics of adolescence and social context than with environmental education. A questionnaire built ad hoc was applied to a sample of 2037 persons between 9 and 35 years old. It should be noted, however, that the low scores of teenagers are also notably high in the range of the used scale.

Resumen El presente artículo plantea y confirma la sospecha de que existe una "disrupción" en la educación ambiental y la conducta ecológica responsable. Los niños conocen perfectamente cuáles son las conductas y valores considerados ambientalmente "correctos", sin embargo, en la adolescencia se produce un descenso estadísticamente significativo, que se recupera en la muestra universitaria, pero sin alcanzar las puntuaciones de los niños. Ello tiene más que ver con características propias de la adolescencia y el contexto social, que con la Educación Ambiental. Se aplicó un cuestionario ad hoc, a una muestra de 2037 personas entre 9 años y 35 años. Cabe destacar, sin embargo, que también las puntuaciones bajas de los adolescentes son notablemente elevadas en el rango de la escala utilizada.

As crenças ambientais de trabalhadores provenientes de empresa certificada por SGA podem predizer comportamentos pró-ambientais fora da empresa? / Can the environmental beliefs of workers from environmental certified companies predict their environmental behavior outside the organization?

A implantação e utilização de Sistemas de Gestão Ambiental (SGA) requer das empresas uma nova postura, uma mudança ambiental, sobretudo, na rotina de seus trabalhadores, em suas crenças ambientais e em seus comportamentos pró-ambientais fora da empresa. O presente artigo visa analisar as diferenças nas crenças ambientais, considerando a estrutura dicotômica antropocentrismo x ecocentrismo, em três grupos de trabalhadores brasileiros: provenientes de empresas certificadas por SGA (n = 232), não certificadas (n = 153) e não certificadas com política ambiental (n = 169). Ao mesmo tempo, se verificou o potencial preditor das crenças ambientais sobre os comportamentos pró-ambientais. Os resultados apontam que os trabalhadores que são de empresas não certificadas e não certificadas com política ambiental apresentam pontuações mais elevadas de crenças ambientais de tipo antropocêntricas. Além disto, se constatou que ser de uma empresa certificada e possuir crenças ecocêntricas são variáveis que possuem efeito explicativo sobre alguns fatores do comportamento pró-ambiental.(AU)

The implementation and utilization of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) requires new approach for the companies, and an environmental change, even in their workers routine, environmental beliefs and in their environmental behaviors outside the company. This paper aims to analyze the differences between the environmental beliefs, considering the dichotomy anthropocentrism x ecocentrism structure in three groups of Brazilian workers: from companies certified by an EMS (n = 232), non certified (n = 153) and non certified with environmental policy (n = 169). At the same time, we verified the potential of prediction of the environmental beliefs over the environmental behaviors. The results points out that the workers from companies non certified and non certified with environmental policy mostly presented high level of anthropocentric beliefs. Furthermore, being an EMS worker and presenting ecocentric beliefs can explain some of environmental behavior factor.(AU)

As crenças ambientais de trabalhadores provenientes de empresa certificada por SGA podem predizer comportamentos pró-ambientais fora da empresa? / Can the environmental beliefs of workers from environmental certified companies predict their environmental behavior outside the organization?

A implantação e utilização de Sistemas de Gestão Ambiental (SGA) requer das empresas uma nova postura, uma mudança ambiental, sobretudo, na rotina de seus trabalhadores, em suas crenças ambientais e em seus comportamentos pró-ambientais fora da empresa. O presente artigo visa analisar as diferenças nas crenças ambientais, considerando a estrutura dicotômica antropocentrismo x ecocentrismo, em três grupos de trabalhadores brasileiros: provenientes de empresas certificadas por SGA (n = 232), não certificadas (n = 153) e não certificadas com política ambiental (n = 169). Ao mesmo tempo, se verificou o potencial preditor das crenças ambientais sobre os comportamentos pró-ambientais. Os resultados apontam que os trabalhadores que são de empresas não certificadas e não certificadas com política ambiental apresentam pontuações mais elevadas de crenças ambientais de tipo antropocêntricas. Além disto, se constatou que ser de uma empresa certificada e possuir crenças ecocêntricas são variáveis que possuem efeito explicativo sobre alguns fatores do comportamento pró-ambiental.

The implementation and utilization of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) requires new approach for the companies, and an environmental change, even in their workers routine, environmental beliefs and in their environmental behaviors outside the company. This paper aims to analyze the differences between the environmental beliefs, considering the dichotomy anthropocentrism x ecocentrism structure in three groups of Brazilian workers: from companies certified by an EMS (n = 232), non certified (n = 153) and non certified with environmental policy (n = 169). At the same time, we verified the potential of prediction of the environmental beliefs over the environmental behaviors. The results points out that the workers from companies non certified and non certified with environmental policy mostly presented high level of anthropocentric beliefs. Furthermore, being an EMS worker and presenting ecocentric beliefs can explain some of environmental behavior factor.