Effects of attitudinal and sociodemographic factors on pro-environmental behaviour in urban China

Environmental Conservation - Tập 38 Số 1 - Trang 45-52 - 2011
Xiaodong Chen1, M. Nils Peterson2, Vanessa Hull3, Chunlong Lu4, GRAISE D. LEE2, Dayong Hong5, Jianguo Liu3
1Michigan State University
2Fisheries and Wildlife Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Box 7646, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
3Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
4Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
5Department of Sociology, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China

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SUMMARY

China currently faces severe environmental challenges, and information regarding the predictors of pro-environmental behaviour in China is needed to manage them. This study addresses this need by modelling the sociodemographic and attitudinal factors predicting pro-environmental behaviour in urban China. Pro-environmental behaviour was modelled as a function of environmental attitude (measured using the new environmental paradigm) and various sociodemographic characteristics. Respondents who were employed, holding leadership positions, living in larger cities and single were more likely to participate in pro-environmental behaviour. These results accord with previous studies suggesting being female, younger, highly educated and having environmentally oriented attitudes increased the odds of participating in pro-environmental behaviour. The rapid urbanization and economic development in China may significantly impact pro-environmental behaviour in the future.

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Environmental Conservation

Tập 38 Số 1

45-52

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