Assessing environmental stewardship motivation

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Bramston, Paul, Pretty, Grace and Zammit, Charlie. 2011. "Assessing environmental stewardship motivation." Environment and Behavior. 43 (6), pp. 776-788. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916510382875
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Assessing environmental stewardship motivation

ERA Journal ID32864
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsBramston, Paul (Author), Pretty, Grace (Author) and Zammit, Charlie (Author)
Journal TitleEnvironment and Behavior
Journal Citation43 (6), pp. 776-788
Number of Pages13
Year2011
Place of PublicationThousand Oaks, CA, United States
ISSN0013-9165
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
on the scale were not strongly correlated with well-being, suggesting that the scale measures more than general feelings of positive affect. Discussion focuses on the benefits of being able to reliably assess environmental stewardship motivation and areas for further development of the scale.

Keywordsstewardship motivation; social belonging; environmental concern; ecological knowledge
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020441002. Environmental sociology
520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified
410404. Environmental management
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Byline AffiliationsDepartment of Psychology
Department of Environment and Water Resources, Australia
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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