Perceiving injustice is a reliable predictor of pro-environmental engagement; however, research on the relation between justice-related personality facets and pro-environmental engagement is scarce. Based on theoretical considerations and prior research, we suggest that victim sensitivity – the sensitivity to self-related injustice – triggers two distinct psychological processes that can promote or impede pro-environmental engagement. Studies 1 ( = 386) and 2 ( = 617) tested the hypothesis that people high in victim sensitivity show increased pro-environmental engagement when they feel personally disadvantaged by climate change consequences. Study 3 ( = 278) tested the hypothesis that victim-sensitive individuals show decreased pro-environmental engagement due to a heightened fear of being exploited. The results of these three studies do, by and large, not support our theoretical reasoning. We discuss challenges in experimentally scrutinizing the psychological processes, theoretical and methodological insights, and possible avenues for future research.

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我为什么要？受害者敏感性如何影响环保参与

感知不公正是环保参与的可靠预测因素；然而，关于正义相关人格方面与环保参与之间关系的研究很少。基于理论考虑和先前的研究，我们认为受害者敏感性——对自我相关的不公正的敏感性——触发了两种不同的心理过程，可以促进或阻碍环保参与。研究 1 ( = 386) 和 2 ( = 617) 检验了这样的假设：受害者敏感性高的人在感到个人因气候变化后果而处于不利地位时，会表现出更多的环保参与。研究 3 ( = 278) 检验了这样的假设：对受害者敏感的个体由于更加害怕被剥削而表现出环保参与度下降。总的来说，这三项研究的结果并不支持我们的理论推理。我们讨论了通过实验审视心理过程的挑战、理论和方法论见解以及未来研究的可能途径。