Time spent in nature is associated with increased pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors

NV DeVille, LP Tomasso, OP Stoddard, GE Wilt… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urbanization, screen dependency, and the changing nature of childhood and parenting
have led to increased time indoors, creating physical and emotional distancing from nature …

Experiences in nature and environmental attitudes and behaviors: Setting the ground for future research

CD Rosa, S Collado - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
There is empirical evidence suggesting a positive link between direct experiences in nature
and people's environmental attitudes (EA) and behaviors (EB). This has led researchers to …

The green care code: How nature connectedness and simple activities help explain pro‐nature conservation behaviours

M Richardson, HA Passmore, L Barbett… - People and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The biodiversity crisis demands greater engagement in pro‐nature conservation behaviours.
Research has examined factors which account for general pro‐environmental behaviour; …

Nature experiences and adults' self-reported pro-environmental behaviors: The role of connectedness to nature and childhood nature experiences

CD Rosa, CC Profice, S Collado - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
This cross-sectional study aims to improve our understanding of the psychological pathways
behind the commonly reported link between experiences in nature and pro …

Understanding the multi-dimensional structure of pro-environmental behavior

LR Larson, RC Stedman, CB Cooper… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
We examined the multi-dimensional structure of pro-environmental behavior (PEB) in a
mixed-methods study of rural residents of New York, USA. In Phase 1, we asked 41 …

Urban park use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Are socially vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted?

LR Larson, Z Zhang, JI Oh, W Beam… - … in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic altered human behavior around the world. To maintain mental and
physical health during periods of lockdown and quarantine, people often engaged in …

Exposure to urban nature and tree planting are related to pro-environmental behavior via connection to nature, the use of nature for psychological restoration, and …

J Whitburn, WL Linklater… - Environment and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) may be associated with a personal relationship with
nature. We conducted a quasi-experiment with 423 residents who had or had not actively …

Outdoor time, screen time, and connection to nature: troubling trends among rural youth?

LR Larson, R Szczytko, EP Bowers… - Environment and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Evidence suggests that contemporary children are spending less time outdoors than their
predecessors. Concurrent reports also highlight the rise of electronic media use in the lives …

Are wildlife recreationists conservationists? Linking hunting, birdwatching, and pro‐environmental behavior

C Cooper, L Larson, A Dayer… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
There is a widely held assumption that outdoor experiences are a key precursor to pro‐
environmental behavior (PEB). We tested the hypothesis that wildlife recreationists are more …

Pro-environmental behavior: Does it matter how it's measured? Development and validation of the pro-environmental behavior scale (PEBS)

GL Markle - Human ecology, 2013 - Springer
Many empirical studies examine the performance of pro-environmental behavior. A review of
49 recent studies revealed 42 unique measures of pro-environmental behavior. Analysis of …