Assessing environmental stewardship motivation
Article
Article Title | Assessing environmental stewardship motivation |
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ERA Journal ID | 32864 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bramston, Paul (Author), Pretty, Grace (Author) and Zammit, Charlie (Author) |
Journal Title | Environment and Behavior |
Journal Citation | 43 (6), pp. 776-788 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Thousand Oaks, CA, United States |
ISSN | 0013-9165 |
1552-390X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916510382875 |
Web Address (URL) | http://eab.sagepub.com/content/43/6/776 |
Abstract | Environmental stewardship networks flourish across Australia. Although the environment benefits, this article looks to identify what volunteers draw from their stewardship. The authors adapted 16 questions that purportedly tap environmental stewardship motivation and administered them to a convenience sample of 318 university students and then to 88 people living in rural Australia, who were either active members of environmental groups or voiced concern about local environmental issues. The results suggest that the measure consisting of these questions demonstrates acceptable internal consistency. Factor analyses support three relatively independent aspects of environmental stewardship motivation: (a) developing a sense of belonging, (b) caretaking the environment, and (c) expanding personal learning. Scores |
Keywords | stewardship motivation; social belonging; environmental concern; ecological knowledge |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 441002. Environmental sociology |
520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | |
410404. Environmental management | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Psychology |
Department of Environment and Water Resources, Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0z27/assessing-environmental-stewardship-motivation
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