People with “dark” personality traits tend to behave in less environmentally friendly ways in everyday life, and view pro-environmental behaviors as imposing a greater burden, according to new research published in Frontiers in Psychology. The findings provide evidence that personality traits influence how people perceive the costs and benefits associated with pro-environmental behaviors. “In view of the looming climate crisis, I personally keep asking myself why people (despite better knowledge) do not behave in a more environmentally friendly way,” said study author Jana Sophie Kesenheimer, …