Variables Used in This Study
The definitions of the variables used in the study are as follows.
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elf-transcendence
This term is composed of values that reflect the extent to which these values motivate people to transcend selfish concerns and promote the welfare of others, close and distant, and of nature (Follows & Jobber, 2000). It also includes values representing benevolence, a concern for the welfare of people, with whom one is in frequent personal contact, including a wider concern for people and the environment, which is social-altruistic in nature (Stern, Dietz & Guagnano, 1995). Examples of items measuring self-transcendence are universalism (equality—brotherhood, equal opportunity) and benevolence (helpful—working for the welfare of others).