Children's Restorative Experiences and Self-Reported Environmental Behaviors
Children's Restorative Experiences and Self-Reported Environmental Behaviors
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DOI:
10.1177/0013916513492417
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Corraliza, Jose A.
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作者:
Collado, Silvia;Corraliza, Jose A.
Positive experiences in nature relate to children's environmental behaviors. The reasons for this link remain unknown. One possibility is that children behave more ecologically because they obtain benefits from spending time in nature. In the present study, we looked at positive experiences in nature, specifically restoration, as a motivational factor enhancing children's proenvironmental behavior. Children (N = 832) rated their school yards in terms of restoration and reported their frequency of proenvironmental behaviors as well as their environmental attitudes. Perceived restoration predicted 37% of the variance in reported proenvironmental behavior. Moreover, this relationship was completely mediated by environmental attitudes. In addition, fascination, a component of restoration, was the only direct predictor of proenvironmental behavior.