Examining the Impact of Spirituality, Environmental Values, and Pro-Environmental Social Identities on Female Student Well-Being and Pro-Environmental Behavior

This study examines how environmental values and pro-environmental social identity influence pro-environmental behavior (PEB) among university students, testing the mediating role of well-being and the moderating role of spirituality. Integrating Value-Belief-Norm and Social Identity theories, a cross-sectional survey was administered to university students in China (𝑁=۳۳۴). Data were analyzed using PROCESS macro (Model ۱۴). Results revealed that pro-environmental social identity and biospheric values positively predicted PEB, whereas egoistic values exhibited a negative association. Student well-being significantly mediated the positive effects of social identity and biospheric values on PEB, highlighting an affective-motivational pathway to ecological action. However, the moderating role of spirituality across these indirect paths was statistically non-significant, indicating that the well-being mechanism functions independently of individual spiritual orientation in this population. By incorporating subjective well-being into value-identity frameworks, this research refines traditional cognitive-normative models and demonstrates that personal flourishing is integral to student environmental engagement. These insights offer valuable implications for designing university-based sustainability initiatives that foster well-being alongside shared ecological identities.

کلیدواژه ها:

Spirituality ، Environmental Values ، Pro-Environmental Social Identity ، Student Well-Being ، Pro-Environmental Behavior ، Moderated Mediation