The Role of Environmental Communication on Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Systematic Review and Future Research

The data for this study consists of peer-reviewed journal articles collected through a systematic search of major academic databases, including Scopus and Web of Science. The search covered publications from 1999 to 2025, using a combination of keywords and Boolean operators aligned with the research focus. The outcome was the following keywords: “environmental” OR “environment” OR “sustainability” AND “media” AND “communication” AND “eco-conscious*” OR “pro-environmental” AND “behavior”. After an initial retrieval of 1465 records, a multi-stage screening process was conducted. Titles, abstracts, and keywords were first reviewed against pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Duplicates and irrelevant works were removed. This process yielded a final dataset of 122 studies, which were then subjected to full-text review and coding. The dataset was systematically charted according to key variables, including publication year, journal/source, methodology, theoretical framework, context (geographical and organizational), and main findings. These categorizations provided the foundation for thematic analysis and synthesis, enabling the identification of trends, research gaps, and emerging directions in the literature.