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Cheng, Judith Chen-Hsuan; Monroe, Martha C.

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“…They could use a test to gather information about different aspects of people's environmental behavior (recycling, energy conservation, etc.) and assess the NEP_Ñ's ability to predict scores on it, in conjunction with other variables that have been found to affect proenvironmental behavior in children, such as connection to nature (Cheng & Monroe, 2012).…”

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“…Likewise, Collado and Corraliza (2011) conducted a study that took into account where the children lived (rural and agricultural area, rural area in the mountains, or urban area) and found that partici pants residing in the rural, mountainous setting had more ingrained proenvironmental attitudes than those in rural, agricultural areas, suggesting it is not only important to spend time outdoors; the type of contact with nature matters. Similarly, Cheng and Monroe (2012) demonstrated that living close to nature promotes a pos itive emotional attitude toward nature in children; this implies they have greater interest in doing activities outdoors and exhibit more proenvironmental behavior. Several authors have suggested children's ecological views depend, among other factors, on their contact with nature (Evans et al, 2007;van Petegem & Blieck, 2006) and participation in outdoor environmental edu cation programs (Manoli et al, 2007).…”

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Spanish Version of the New Ecological Paradigm Scale for Children

2013

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Esta es la versión de autor del artículo publicado en: This is an author produced version of a paper published in: El acceso a la versión del editor puede requerir la suscripción del recurso Access to the published version may require subscriptionIt is crucial to study environmental attitudes and behavior in populations of children, considering that the envi ronment's future will depend on the decisions of coming generations (Larson, Green, & Castleberry, 2011;van Petegem & Blieck, 2006). However, little is known about children's environmental attitudes, how they develop, or the variables that influence them. The dearth of reliable instruments to measure such atti tudes is, in part, why progress in this field has been so slow (Evans et al., 2007;Manoli, Johnson, & Dunlap, 2007). This stands in contrast to the great many studies of environmental attitudes in adults. One of the most widelyused instruments measuring adults' ecolog ical beliefs is the New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale by Dunlap and van Liere (1978). According to the New Environmental Paradigm, worldviews are shifting from anthropocentric to ecocentric, the latter of which considers human beings' impact on nature and sug gests limits be placed on growth. The NEP scale consists of 12 items and was created to measure people's affinity for this ecocentric perspective. It was later revised to include a similar number of items in favor of and against the ecocentric view it aims to detect, to incorporate more uptodate environmental problems, and to revise the terminology used in certain items (Dunlap, van Liere, Mertig, & Jones, 2000), giving way to the New Ecological Paradigm: NEP revised. The revised scale is made up of 15 items whose content describes, in five parts, the humannature relationship: 1) ecological limits, 2) antianthropocentrism, 3) balance of nature, 4) antiexceptionalism, and 5) ecocrisis. The NEP scale has been utilized, among other things, to link ecological beliefs to proenvironmental behavior. It has been established that the NEP scale is positively associated with human ecological behavior. For example, Vozmediano and San Juan (2005) found that the NEP scale's ecocentrism dimension is positively correlated with the frequency with which people perform ecolog ical behaviors (r = .12, p < .01) and positive outcomes from those behaviors (r = .28, p < .01). It is negatively correlated, meanwhile, with the effort involved in such behavior (r = −.20, p < .01). Similarly, Olli, Grendstad, and Wollebaek (2001) showed, through multiple regression analysis, that the NEP, together with other variables like family income and environmental knowledge, is able to predict different types of ecological behavior, such as responsible consumption (b = 0.58, β = .09; p < .01) and conservation of resources (b = 0.64, β =.10; p < .01).Hawcroft and Milfont (2010) conducted a metaanalysis of the NEP's use in over 300 studies since 1970. The authors recommend using it as a standardized mea sure of environmental attitudes, and point out just one study wher...

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Spanish Version of the New Ecological Paradigm Scale for Children

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“…Knowledge is thought to be the antecedent variable of behaviors and researchers have identified its direct and indirect influences on pro-environmental behaviors [16,[26][27][28]. In environmental education, numerous researchers have indicated that knowledge is associated with conservation behavior [26,28].…”

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“…As such, it is imperative to explore the general public's perceptions, attitudes, and their current green tourism behaviors, as well as the factors that influence the practice of these behaviors. Moreover, most of the studies on behavioral theories focus on internal factors, such as personal attitudes and self-efficacy, that influence people's decisions to perform environmentally friendly behaviors [15,16] and rarely mention external factors, such as incentives or how the built environment can motivate people to execute certain environmental actions [17,18]. Therefore, it is imperative to investigate the external factors that could influence people's decisions concerning behaviors regarding green tourism.…”

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Exploring Antecedents of Green Tourism Behaviors: A Case Study in Suburban Areas of Taipei, Taiwan

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Abstract:Understanding user behaviors is the foundation to support the design and development of a sustainably built environment. This exploratory study used a mixed method to explore people's perception, motivation, intention, and behaviors of green tourism in Taiwan. The qualitative approach explored intrinsic and extrinsic factors that could influence people's intention to participate in green tourism. The quantitative approach provided evidence of influencing factors of green tourism. The findings suggested that variables, such as perception, attitudes, and self-efficacy, can indirectly influence green tourism behaviors through behavioral intention. This study suggests that government agencies should emphasize environmental education regarding the relationship between climate change and people's life; therefore, people will increase their environmental awareness regarding the urgent conditions of the environment, in addition to supporting green tourism and being more responsible for their tourism behaviors. For cities intending to accommodate tourism or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that are interested in promoting green tourism, it is critical to incorporate relevant factors, such as destination services and educational elements, into the design and development principles to built environment that supports green tourism activities.

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“…Inhabitants of heavily degraded areas, affected by extensive anthropogenic processes, have developed environmental awareness based on observations of the effects of adverse impact on the natural environment [26]. People living in protected areas develop a sense of environmental awareness on the basis of their own positive experiences and observations, as well as by comparing their place of living with areas under strong and negative human infl uence [27,28].…”

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How Location Shapes Environmental Awareness Among Inhabitants of Eastern Poland – An Empirical Study

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Dudziak

et al. 2016

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Environmental awareness and its perception by humans is not an entirely clear issue, and the extent to which problems related to ecology and environmental protection are recognized raises many doubts. Our paper presents fi ndings obtained from the authors' own questionnaire made up of 46 statements carrying positive connotations. A fi ve-level Likert scale was applied to evaluate statements; respondents were asked to specify which level on the scale best corresponded with their view on each statement. In order to identify variables differentiating between specifi c groups of respondents, the data gathered from questionnaires was subject to a type of statistical analysis called discriminant function analysis. The aim of the study was to analyse links between the place of living and evaluation of the natural environment, certain factors affecting environmental awareness, and willingness to undertake environment-friendly actions by people living in Eastern Poland. The discriminant function analysis enabled categorization of opinions and attitudes of the respondents according to their place of living, indicating that their diversifi ed nature results from the place they inhabit. The analysis revealed that a grouping variable used to categorize places of living has statistically signifi cant discriminatory power. Inhabitants of large cities are interested in the subject of environmental protection, but they pay less attention to other aspects of "environmental awareness" than people living in small towns or in the countryside, which is largely attributable to their close contact with nature.

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Connection to Nature

Cited by 531 publications

References 26 publications

Spanish Version of the New Ecological Paradigm Scale for Children

Spanish Version of the New Ecological Paradigm Scale for Children

Exploring Antecedents of Green Tourism Behaviors: A Case Study in Suburban Areas of Taipei, Taiwan

How Location Shapes Environmental Awareness Among Inhabitants of Eastern Poland – An Empirical Study

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