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From childhood nature experiences to adult pro-environmental behaviors : An explanatory model of sustainable food consumption

Molinario, Erica ; Lorenzi, Caterina ; Bartoccioni, Flavia ; Perucchini, Paola ; Bobeth, Sebastian ; Colléony, Agathe ; Diniz, Raquel ; Eklund, Ann LU ; Jaeger, Christine and Kibbe, Alexandra , et al. (2020) In Environmental Education Research 26(8). p.1137-1163
Abstract

In two studies, the role of nature experiences and social norms during childhood is explored next to adulthood biospheric values, connectedness to nature, environmental identity, and objective knowledge in relation to pro-environmental behaviors. Study 1 (N = 185) tested the hypothesized model in the realm of general pro-environmental behaviors and sustainable fruit consumption on a sample of students. Study 2 (N = 155) tested the model in the realm of sustainable seafood consumer choice on a general population sample. Path analyses show consistent results across samples. Results show that childhood nature experiences and exposure to pro-environmental social norms during childhood are related to adulthood development of connectedness... (More)

In two studies, the role of nature experiences and social norms during childhood is explored next to adulthood biospheric values, connectedness to nature, environmental identity, and objective knowledge in relation to pro-environmental behaviors. Study 1 (N = 185) tested the hypothesized model in the realm of general pro-environmental behaviors and sustainable fruit consumption on a sample of students. Study 2 (N = 155) tested the model in the realm of sustainable seafood consumer choice on a general population sample. Path analyses show consistent results across samples. Results show that childhood nature experiences and exposure to pro-environmental social norms during childhood are related to adulthood development of connectedness with nature and biospheric values; these, in turn, help in shaping adulthood environmental self-identity ultimately influencing the enactment of sustainable food choices during adulthood. These findings point toward the relevance of childhood experiences for pro-environmental behaviors as compared to the provision of information. The role of objective knowledge across samples is inconsistent, thus requiring future investigations.

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biospheric values, childhood nature experiences, connectedness with nature, environmental identity, pro-environmental behaviors, social norms, sustainable consumer choices
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Environmental Education Research
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26
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8
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27 pages
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Taylor & Francis
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1350-4622
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10.1080/13504622.2020.1784851
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English
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  author       = {{Molinario, Erica and Lorenzi, Caterina and Bartoccioni, Flavia and Perucchini, Paola and Bobeth, Sebastian and Colléony, Agathe and Diniz, Raquel and Eklund, Ann and Jaeger, Christine and Kibbe, Alexandra and Richter, Isabel and Ruepert, Angela and Sloot, Daniel and Udall, Alina Mia and Bonaiuto, Marino}},
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  keywords     = {{biospheric values; childhood nature experiences; connectedness with nature; environmental identity; pro-environmental behaviors; social norms; sustainable consumer choices}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{1137--1163}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Environmental Education Research}},
  title        = {{From childhood nature experiences to adult pro-environmental behaviors : An explanatory model of sustainable food consumption}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2020.1784851}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/13504622.2020.1784851}},
  volume       = {{26}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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