Solastalgia and public environment-friendly behaviors in the urbanization context

IF 9.8 1区 社会学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Environmental Impact Assessment Review Pub Date : 2024-11-06 DOI:10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107714
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Incorporating broader health determinants (e.g., solastalgia) into Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been recommended to better understand its social impacts. Whether such negative feelings prompt positive responses (e.g., environment-friendly behaviors) among residents has received limited attention and remains a subject of debate. The present work, therefore, examines the relationship between perceived environmental risks, solastalgia, internal environmental locus of control, and public environment-friendly behaviors, particularly in the context of urbanization-induced environmental risk perception. Valid data from 702 residents were analyzed through structural equation modeling. Findings confirmed that, perceived environmental risks due to urbanization are positively associated with public environment-friendly behaviors through the chain mediating roles of solastalgia and internal environmental locus of control. The study thus validated a shortened solastalgia scale in the urbanization context through psychometric analysis and contributes to the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) and the Attribution Theory framework. Specifically, it highlights the importance of considering locus of control from Attribution Theory when predicting individuals' protection motivation in response to perceived risks, reflecting both threat appraisal and coping appraisal as emphasized in PMT. Moreover, the findings revealed significant age differences in feelings of solastalgia, with older participants reporting higher levels of solastalgia. Gender differences were also observed, with men reporting significantly greater engagement in public environment-friendly behaviors than women. These findings offer practical implications for designing interventions that prioritize human well-being and promote sustainable behaviors. They also provide insights for policymakers seeking to enhance public acceptance of environmental policies.
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城市化背景下的孤独感与公共环境友好行为
为更好地了解环境影响评估(EIA)的社会影响,建议将更广泛的健康决定因素(如孤独感)纳入环境影响评估。这种负面情绪是否会促使居民做出积极反应(如环境友好行为),目前关注度有限,仍是一个争论的话题。因此,本研究探讨了环境风险感知、孤独感、内部环境控制源和公共环境友好行为之间的关系,尤其是在城市化引发的环境风险感知的背景下。我们通过结构方程模型分析了 702 位居民的有效数据。研究结果证实,城市化导致的环境风险感知与公共环境友好行为通过孤独感和内部环境控制源的连锁中介作用呈正相关。因此,本研究通过心理测量分析验证了城市化背景下的孤独感简易量表,并为保护动机理论(PMT)和归因理论框架做出了贡献。具体而言,该研究强调了在预测个人针对感知风险的保护动机时考虑归因理论中的控制位置的重要性,这同时反映了保护动机理论所强调的威胁评估和应对评估。此外,研究结果表明,孤独感存在明显的年龄差异,年龄越大的参与者孤独感越强。研究还发现了性别差异,男性参与公共环境友好行为的程度明显高于女性。这些发现为设计优先考虑人类福祉和促进可持续行为的干预措施提供了实际意义。它们还为决策者提供了见解,帮助他们提高公众对环境政策的接受度。
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期刊介绍: Environmental Impact Assessment Review is an interdisciplinary journal that serves a global audience of practitioners, policymakers, and academics involved in assessing the environmental impact of policies, projects, processes, and products. The journal focuses on innovative theory and practice in environmental impact assessment (EIA). Papers are expected to present innovative ideas, be topical, and coherent. The journal emphasizes concepts, methods, techniques, approaches, and systems related to EIA theory and practice.
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