Previous studies have shown that higher levels of education are closely associated with pro-environmental attitudes and that progressive ideological orientations can strengthen this relationship. However, when ideology is conceptualized solely as a un...
Previous studies have shown that higher levels of education are closely associated with pro-environmental attitudes and that progressive ideological orientations can strengthen this relationship. However, when ideology is conceptualized solely as a unidimensional spectrum from left to right, it becomes difficult to identify which specific ideological dimensions constrain the effect of education on pro-environmental attitudes. To address this limitation, this study uses data from the World Values Survey and classifies ideology into three dimensions: attitudes toward societal reform, views on the government's responsibility for welfare, and post-materialist values. The study examines how each of these ideological dimensions moderates the effect of education on pro-environmental attitudes. The results show that among the three dimensions, materialist values most strongly constrain the environmental effect of education, followed by opposition to government intervention and resistance to reform. These findings suggest that raising education levels alone is not sufficient to promote pro-environmental attitudes and that fostering a societal context supportive of post-materialist values is also crucial.