Investigating Factors Affecting Environmental Behaviors in Iran (Meta-analysis of existing research)

Today, the emergence of environmental crises and problems in the world has given greater attention to environmental protection behaviors. This attention to environmental behavior has prompted a great deal of research in recent years on the factors affecting environmental behavior. Due to an increase in environmental behaviors research and identify the factors affecting it, this study aimed to investigate the factors affecting environmental behaviors in research conducted in Iran.

The research method of this paper is the meta-analysis. Population of the study almost scientific papers that are the subject factors environmental behaviors in 2001 and 2020 were published. Finally, 18 papers selected and analyzed with the Comprehensive Meta-analysis software.

The results of the meta-analysis showed that the effect size between cultural capital and environmental behaviors approximately 0.38, was in moderate level. Also relationship between environmental attitude and environmental behaviors was about 0.28 and in low level. Results show that the combined effects of the relationship between environmental Value and environmental behaviors the equivalent of 0.27, was in low level.