FROM MASLOW TO THE ENVIRONMENT: INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN NEEDS IN SHAPING ECO-PERSONALITY

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  • Aisyah Abu Bakar Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA

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https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v21i30.1408

Keywords:

eco-personality and lifestyle, human interdependence with the environment, subjective well-being, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Abstract

This paper discusses Eco-Personality and Lifestyle [PL] in relation to three notions, namely Human Interdependence [HI], Subjective Well-being [SWB], and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs [HON]. Research Questions: Does the fulfilment of human needs have positive impact on PL? Is it possible for PL to develop in spite of unmet human needs? Purpose: This paper examined the level of PL between the difficulty and convenience of fulfilling human needs. Approach: Mann-Whitney U Test was performed to determine the mean variance of PL across the convenience and difficulty of satisfying 24 human needs. Findings: The convenience with which 18 out of 24 human needs could be met increased PL significantly. Moreover, fulfilling these 18 human needs established a conducive environment for nurturing PL. The results also showed that PL did not differ substantially across the convenience and difficulty of satisfying five human needs, which was unlikely to have an impact over PL. Additionally, fulfilling these five human needs and fostering PL were found to develop along different trajectories.

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2023-11-05

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Abu Bakar, A. (2023). FROM MASLOW TO THE ENVIRONMENT: INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN NEEDS IN SHAPING ECO-PERSONALITY . PLANNING MALAYSIA, 21(30). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v21i30.1408

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Vol. 21 (2023): PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL : Volume 21, Issue 6, 2023

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