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Paper Number
1981
Paper Type
Complete
Abstract
Information systems (IS) can help address environmental challenges. However, adopting Green IS can be challenging even for eco-friendly individuals given the behavioral adjustments required and the difficulties surrounding the generation of effective, long-lasting pro-environmental behaviors. We propose psychological flexibility (PF) as an internalizing mechanism empowering users to become active agents of change by nourishing essential environmental shifts from within. In a longitudinal study using a volunteer computing platform, we explored users supporting resource-intensive sustainability research by sharing their computers' resources. Our results indicate that PF can help eco-friendly IS users act in accordance with their pro-environmental stances by enhancing the positive influences of their sustainability perceptions on their behaviors. We contribute to the IS literature by introducing PF as a strengthening mechanism of effective and coherent IS behaviors and by providing supporting empirical evidence.
Recommended Citation
Grenier Ouimet, Antoine and demazure, theophile, "We Need Individuals to Take the Lead: Psychological Flexibility as an Internalized Mechanism toward Green IS Behaviors" (2024). ICIS 2024 Proceedings. 12.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2024/user_behav/user_behav/12
We Need Individuals to Take the Lead: Psychological Flexibility as an Internalized Mechanism toward Green IS Behaviors
Information systems (IS) can help address environmental challenges. However, adopting Green IS can be challenging even for eco-friendly individuals given the behavioral adjustments required and the difficulties surrounding the generation of effective, long-lasting pro-environmental behaviors. We propose psychological flexibility (PF) as an internalizing mechanism empowering users to become active agents of change by nourishing essential environmental shifts from within. In a longitudinal study using a volunteer computing platform, we explored users supporting resource-intensive sustainability research by sharing their computers' resources. Our results indicate that PF can help eco-friendly IS users act in accordance with their pro-environmental stances by enhancing the positive influences of their sustainability perceptions on their behaviors. We contribute to the IS literature by introducing PF as a strengthening mechanism of effective and coherent IS behaviors and by providing supporting empirical evidence.
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