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Understanding the Determinants of Environmentally Conscious Behavior

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Lee, J. A. & Holden, S. J. S. (1999). Understanding the determinants of environmentally conscious behavior. Psychology and Marketing, 16, 5, 373-392.
Examined the various motivational determinants of environmental consumer behavior based on C. D. Batson's (1987) model of prosocial behavior. 78 undergraduate business students (m…

Factors Influencing Children's Environmental Attitudes

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Eagles, P. F. & Demare, R. (1999). Factors influencing children's environmental attitudes. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 4, 33-37.
In a study of 72 6th-grade students, it was found that ecologistic and moralistic attitudes toward the environment correlated with talking about the environment at home, watching …

Outdoor Recreation and the Predictive Validity of Environmental Attitudes

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Tarrant, M. A. & Green, G. T. (1999). Outdoor recreation and the predictive validity of environmental attitudes. Leisure Sciences, 21, 1, 17-30.
The utility of the attitude concept in outdoor-recreation research rests upon its predictive validity, that is, an ability to predict subsequent behavior. This study examines the …

Development of the Survey of Environmental Issue Attitudes

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Schindler, F. H. (1999). Development of the survey of environmental issue attitudes. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 3, 12-16.
Developed the Survey of Environmental Issue Attitudes to measure the environmental issue attitudes of community college students. Emotion evoking statements were collected from st…

The Environment and Mental Health: A Guide for Clinicians

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Lundberg, A. (1998). Risk perception and coping . In Spedden, S. E. (Ed.). The environment and mental health: A guide for clinicians. (pp. 103-114). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Many factors influence perceptions of environmental risk and choices of coping strategies. We make judgments and decisions within a framework that is described by cultural and per…

Motivations and Behaviors that Support Recycling

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Werner, C. M. & Makela, E. (1998). Motivations and behaviors that support recycling. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 18, 4, 373-386.
Adult residents from 309 households were questioned about their attitudes towards recycling and the processes involved in recycling (recyclers' phenomenal experiences and organizi…

Demographic Predictors of Environmental Concern: It Does Make a Difference How it's Measured

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Klineberg, S. L., McKeever, M. & Rothenbach, B. (1998). Demographic predictors of environmental concern: It does make a difference how it's measured. Social Science Quarterly, 79, 4, 734-753.
Examined the reasons for the inconsistent relationships reported in previous research between measures of environmental concern and standard demographic predictors. This study cal…

Perception of Environmental Risk Related to Gender, Community Socioeconomic Setting, Age, and Locus of Control

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Riechard, D. E. & Peterson, S. J. (1998). Perception of environmental risk related to gender, community socioeconomic setting, age, and locus of control. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 1, 11-19.
Examined how precollege students' perception of risk for 20 environmental hazards related to gender, community socioeconomic setting (CSES), age, and locus of control. The sample …

Muddy Waters and Heavy Metal: Time and Attitudes Guide Judgements of Pollution

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Eiser, J. R., Podpadec, T. J., Reicher, S. D. & Stevenage, S. V. (1998). Muddy waters and heavy metal: Time and attitudes guide judgements of pollution. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 18, 2, 199-208.
Following an incident of serious river pollution from a disused mine, postal surveys of local residents were conducted approximately 6 wks (Time 1 [T1]; n = 536) and then 8 mo (T…

Toward a Model of Environmental Activism

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Seguin, C., Pelletier, L. G. & Hunsley, J. (1998). Toward a model of environmental activism. Environment and Behavior, 30, 5, 628-652.
The goals of this study were first to operationalize the notion of activism by using self-reported behaviors and second to propose and test a model of environmental activism. 733 …
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