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100 _aChavan, Pravin and Sharma, Anil
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245 _aReligiosity, spirituality or environmental consciousness? Analysing determinants of pro-environmental religious practices
260 _aJournal of Human Values
300 _a30(2), May, 2024: p.160-187
520 _aThis study examines factors influencing pro-environmental practices for Ganesh idol immersion, a major Hindu religious celebration. The study explores whether environmental consciousness or spiritual beliefs and values are antecedents of pro-environment religious practices adopted for the Ganesh idol immersion. The survey used validated scales to assess spiritual beliefs, spiritual values, environmental consciousness and behaviour, and religious practices. Confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach alpha ensured spiritual beliefs and values, environmental consciousness and behaviour, and the scale’s reliability and validity. The study has established a positive relationship between spiritual values, environmental consciousness and behaviour and pro-environmental religious practices. Spiritual belief inversely influences pro-environmental religious practices. The two-stage cluster analysis classifies respondents as environmental stewardship, pro-environmentalist, environment and religious neutral, extrinsic religiousness and intrinsic religiousness, aligning with established theory. Segmenting respondents into profiles provides insights to develop focused pro-environmental messaging that resonates across diverse audiences. These findings offer important practical implications for policymakers and environmental agencies seeking to balance religious traditions and ecological impact. Finally, the study advocates religious environmentalism to foster pro-environmental behaviour.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09716858231220689
650 _aGanesh idol immersion, Religious practices, Environmental consciousness, Spiritual beliefs, Spiritual values, Religious environmentalism, Pro-environmental behaviour, Survey analysis, Confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach alpha, Cluster analysis, Environmental stewardship, Extrinsic religiousness, Intrinsic religiousness, Cultural sustainability
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773 _aJournal of Human Values
906 _aRELIGION
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