The Transformation Process of a Green Psychological Climate into Voluntary Green Behaviors: The Role of Green Self-Efficacy and Organizational Support

Abstract

This study investigates the synergistic effects of multi-level antecedents influencing voluntary workplace green behaviors. Drawing upon the integrated theoretical frameworks of the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) theory and the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, the research tests the combinatorial impacts of green psychological climate (contextual), green self-efficacy (individual), and perceived green organizational support (organizational) on employees' voluntary green behaviors. A cross-sectional, survey-based research design was adopted to examine the relationships between these variables, and empirical data were collected from 275 employees operating within the Regional Directorates of Forestry in Konya and Karaman. The data and hypothesized relationships were analyzed using SPSS 27.0 and AMOS 22.0 software. The findings indicate that green psychological climate is a significant predictor of voluntary green behaviors and that green self-efficacy plays a mediating role in the relationship between green psychological climate and voluntary green behaviors. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that perceived green organizational support strengthens this indirect relationship.

Keywords

• Voluntary green behavior
• green psychological climate
• green self-efficacy
• perceived green organizational support.

Yeşil Psikolojik İklimin Gönüllü Yeşil Davranışlara Dönüşüm Süreci: Yeşil Öz Yeterlilik ve Örgütsel Desteğin Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışma, gönüllü yeşil davranışlarını etkileyen farklı düzeylerdeki öncüllerin sinerjik etkisini incelemektedir. Yetenek, Motivasyon ve Fırsat (AMO) teorisi ile Kaynakların Korunması (COR) teorisinin bütünleşik kuramsal temelleri çerçevesinde araştırmada; yeşil psikolojik iklim (bağlamsal), yeşil öz yeterlilik (bireysel) ve algılanan yeşil örgütsel desteğin (örgütsel), çalışanların gönüllü yeşil davranışları üzerindeki kombinasyonel etkileri test edilmektedir. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri incelemek amacıyla kesitsel ve anket tabanlı bir araştırma deseni benimsenmiş ve Konya ve Karaman Orman Müdürlüklerinde görev yapan 275 çalışandan ampirik veriler toplanmıştır. Veriler ve varsayılan ilişkiler SPSS 27.0 ve AMOS 22.0 yazılımları kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, yeşil psikolojik iklimin gönüllü yeşil davranışların anlamlı bir yordayıcısı olduğunu ve yeşil öz yeterliliğin yeşil psikolojik iklim ile gönüllü yeşil davranışlar arasındaki ilişkide aracılık rolü üstlendiğini göstermektedir. Ayrıca algılanan yeşil örgütsel desteğin bu dolaylı ilişkiyi güçlendirdiği tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Gönüllü yeşil davranış
• yeşil psikolojik iklim
• yeşil öz yeterlilik
• algılanan yeşil örgütsel destek.

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