The Influence of Contact with Nature in Childhood on Future Pro-environmental Behavior

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://www.scientiasocialis.lt/jbse/?q=node/876" target="_blank" >http://www.scientiasocialis.lt/jbse/?q=node/876</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/jbse/20.19.536" target="_blank" >10.33225/jbse/20.19.536</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Influence of Contact with Nature in Childhood on Future Pro-environmental Behavior

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Pro-environmental behavior is a key to environmental sustainability. It is important to know which variables influence the development of pro-environmental behavior and how important direct interaction with nature is for future environmental engagement. The aim of the research was to examine the correlation between childhood interaction with nature and proenvironmental behavior as an adult and the mediators influencing this correlation. The respondents (N = 370) were selected by the snowball method and completed an on-line questionnaire. Bivariate correlation and parallel mediation analysis were done. Previous research studies focused mainly on one type of influence, and this research brought a comparison of three mediators. The results confirmed that interaction with nature in childhood affects future pro-environmental behavior. The main mediator seems to be the affective mediator. The cognitive mediator and interaction with nature in adulthood had only a small mediation effect. Children&apos;s emotional bonding with nature is the important element for the development of pro-environmental behavior. This appears to be a more effective way of ensuring stronger pro-environmental behavior in the future than building environmental knowledge or relying on sufficient interaction with nature in adulthood.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Influence of Contact with Nature in Childhood on Future Pro-environmental Behavior

Popis výsledku anglicky

Pro-environmental behavior is a key to environmental sustainability. It is important to know which variables influence the development of pro-environmental behavior and how important direct interaction with nature is for future environmental engagement. The aim of the research was to examine the correlation between childhood interaction with nature and proenvironmental behavior as an adult and the mediators influencing this correlation. The respondents (N = 370) were selected by the snowball method and completed an on-line questionnaire. Bivariate correlation and parallel mediation analysis were done. Previous research studies focused mainly on one type of influence, and this research brought a comparison of three mediators. The results confirmed that interaction with nature in childhood affects future pro-environmental behavior. The main mediator seems to be the affective mediator. The cognitive mediator and interaction with nature in adulthood had only a small mediation effect. Children&apos;s emotional bonding with nature is the important element for the development of pro-environmental behavior. This appears to be a more effective way of ensuring stronger pro-environmental behavior in the future than building environmental knowledge or relying on sufficient interaction with nature in adulthood.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Baltic Science Education

ISSN

1648-3898

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

19

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

LT - Litevská republika

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

536-550

Kód UT WoS článku

000560389500003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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