Broadening our understanding of what drives stewardship engagement: Relationships between social capital and willingness to engage in nature stewardship

Church, Emma Kowhai; Wilson, Kerrie A.; Dean, Angela J.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118128

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“…This difference may reflect younger people's general dismissal of the government (Martyn and Dimitra 2019), or generational differences in perceived responsibility towards environmental protection (Meis-Harris et al 2019). In other words, young people's general mistrust of the government may increase their sense of personal responsibility to take individual action (Church et al 2023). The negative relationship between age and behaviour also differs from some previous research which finds that older people engage in more pro-environmental behaviours (Gifford and Nilsson 2014;Otto and Kaiser 2014).…”

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confidence: 77%

“…any behaviour that minimises one's impact on the environment), as they focus on activities that support the conservation and restoration of the biodiversity of plants and animals (Richardson et al 2020). While behaviours that support nature conservation could be considered in aggregate, distinctions between different types of behaviours are necessary because the behavioural drivers will likely vary alongside the behavioural characteristics (Church et al 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, research suggests that awareness of actions and the effectiveness of actions may be more important than knowledge of threats alone (Dean et al 2018;Kaiser and Fuhrer 2003). Furthermore, social factors such as social connections and social capital may support an individual's motivation or capacity to engage in conservation behaviours (Church et al 2023;Dean et al 2019). It is important to consider all such factors when engaging communities in conservation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Backing biodiversity: understanding nature conservation behaviour and policy support in Australia

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Community mobilisation is essential to prevent further biodiversity loss and protect the natural environment. This includes engaging in public- and private-sphere behaviours, and community support of relevant government policies. This purpose of this paper is to explore and compare the factors associated with public- and private-sphere nature conservation behaviour and policy support. We utilised data from a survey of 4,048 Australians, representative for age, gender, and geographic location, which measured engagement in nature conservation behaviours and support for diverse conservation policies. Hierarchical Multiple Regressions were conducted to assess relationships between behaviour and policy support with the key independent variables of awareness (of biodiversity issues), connection (to nature), and concern (about biodiversity issues), and socio-demographic covariates. Overall, community support for nature conservation policies was high, not just for incentive measures but for regulations and penalties. Regression models explained 22.9% of the variance in public-sphere behaviour, 30.2% of the variance in private-sphere behaviour, and 43.5% of the variance in policy support. Concern made one of the strongest contributions for all outcomes, and was substantially stronger for policy support compared to behaviour. Awareness and connection also made independent contributions to all outcomes. Socio-demographic variables explained a smaller proportion of unique variance for policy support (1.0%) compared to behaviour (public-sphere: 9.6%, private-sphere: 6.3%). Notably, for public-sphere behaviour, younger age explained almost as much variance as concern. Implications for practitioners and policymakers seeking to engage the general population in conservation support are discussed.

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Encouraging prosocial consumer behaviour: A review of influencer and digital marketing literature

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Prosocial consumer behaviours, or actions taken by consumers intended to benefit others, are essential for society's stability. Thus, marketers need to systematically develop strategies that promote such intentions among consumers. Influencer marketing is a particularly effective strategy. We systematically review and propose how to encourage prosocial consumer behaviour, depending on consumers' capability, opportunity, and motivation. In Study 1, a scoping review of 15 articles on influencer marketing encouraging prosocial consumer behaviour yields a research map that confirms the relevance of influencer marketing in encouraging such behaviour. In Study 2, a bibliometric review of 867 articles on prosocial consumer behaviour results in a keyword map that identifies critical factors influencing prosocial consumer behaviour. The findings offer future research directions on influencer marketing to encourage prosocial consumer behaviour. More importantly, we propose practical digital interventions for encouraging prosocial consumer behaviour. This research provides a state‐of‐the‐art overview of prosocial consumer behaviour and illustrates how influencer marketing can promote prosocial consumer behaviour.

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Community stewardship to protect coastal and freshwater ecosystems–pathways between recreation and stewardship intentions

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Strengthening community engagement in stewardship can help to improve management of coastal and freshwater environments (blue spaces). Research suggests that recreational users of natural areas may be more willing to engage in stewardship. However, little research at a population scale has examine how recreation experiences shape psychological ingredients for stewardship. We surveyed 3271 residents of South East Queensland, Australia and quantified willingness to engage in blue space stewardship. We then quantified frequency of different types of blue space recreation, perceptions about threats to blue spaces (threat appraisal) and protective actions (coping appraisal), and satisfaction with blue spaces. We then examined pathways from recreation to stewardship intentions using mediation analysis. Results show that many types of recreation were associated with stewardship intentions. Specifically, higher frequency of social activities and nature‐appreciation activities were associated with greater intentions for individual stewardship (e.g. picking up litter, reducing use of household chemicals). Higher frequency of social activities, nature appreciation, exercise and fishing/boating was associated with stronger intentions for collective stewardship (e.g. attending a public meeting or riparian management event) Mediation analysis showed that most forms of recreation did not influence perceptions about severity of threats to blue spaces. Rather, the relationships between recreation and stewardship were mediated by greater place satisfaction, perceived vulnerability to blue space degradation, and feeling more able to contribute to waterway protection (efficacy). These findings indicate that many types of recreation (not just nature appreciation activities) can be a foundation for engaging in nature stewardship, and reinforce the importance of building efficacy when promoting stewardship. The finding that both place satisfaction and perceived vulnerability to environmental degradation suggests that there may be an optimal motivational window for stewardship: people need to connect a place with positive experiences, and have some recognition of a potential threat, but where the potential threat has not yet eroded the natural values of a place. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Broadening our understanding of what drives stewardship engagement: Relationships between social capital and willingness to engage in nature stewardship

Cited by 5 publications

References 84 publications

Backing biodiversity: understanding nature conservation behaviour and policy support in Australia

Backing biodiversity: understanding nature conservation behaviour and policy support in Australia

Encouraging prosocial consumer behaviour: A review of influencer and digital marketing literature

Community stewardship to protect coastal and freshwater ecosystems–pathways between recreation and stewardship intentions

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