Ecological Awareness, Environmentalist Action, and International Conservation Strategy

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Kottak, C. P. & Costa, A. C. (1993). Ecological awareness, environmentalist action, and international conservation strategy. Human Organization, 52, 4, 335-343.
Describes ongoing research on environmental risk perception and action in Brazil and Madagascar. Researchers have been investigating the relationship between the perception of env…

Environmental Attitudes: 20 Years of Change

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Gigliotti, L. M. (1992). Environmental attitudes: 20 years of change. Journal of Environmental Education, 24, 1, 15-26.
Examined individuals' willingness to make personal sacrifices and give up material goods to benefit the environment. A study conducted of 1,500 college students in 1990 compared a…

Improving Attitude-Behavior Prediction Models with Economic Variables: Farmer Actions toward Soil Conservation

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Lynne, G. D. & Rola, L. R. (1988). Improving attitude-behavior prediction models with economic variables: Farmer actions toward soil conservation. Journal of Social Psychology, 128, 1, 19-28.
Determined if attitude and income have effects on conservation behavior, using a survey of 102 farmers. Ss reported their beliefs and attitudes about conservation, responsibility,…

Exploring the Subtle Relationships between Environmental Concern and Ecologically Conscious Consumer Behavior

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Roberts, J. A. & Bacon, D. R. (1997). Exploring the subtle relationships between environmental concern and ecologically conscious consumer behavior. Journal of Business Research, 40, 1, 79-89.
Data on the New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale and a scale designed to measure ecologically conscious consumer behavior (ECCB) were collected from a national mail sample of 57…

The Effects of Environmental Attitudes on Apparel Purchasing Behavior

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Butler, S. M. & Francis, S. (1997). The effects of environmental attitudes on apparel purchasing behavior. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 15, 2, 76-85.
Employed a theoretical framework that focuses on endogenous and exogenous conditions that affect attitudes and behavior. The final sample of 402 women resulted from a national ran…

"Consciousness" in Energy Conservation Behavior: An Exploratory Study

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Heslop, L. A., Moran, L. & Cousineau, A. (1981). "Consciousness" in energy conservation behavior: An exploratory study. Journal of Consumer Research, 8, 3, 299-305.
An analysis of 6 yrs of electricity consumption in Canada, along with questionnaire data, highlights the importance of household characteristics and family size in predicting elec…

Attitudes and Environmental Management

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Heberlein, T. A. (1989). Attitudes and environmental management. Journal of Social Issues, 45, 1, 37-57.
Suggests that attitude studies are useful for environmental managers because they provide (1) information about public support and beliefs, (2) information about goals necessary t…

The Effects of Environmental Concern on Environmentally Friendly Consumer Behavior: An Exploratory Study

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Minton, A. P. & Rose, R. L. (1997). The effects of environmental concern on environmentally friendly consumer behavior: An exploratory study. Journal of Business Research, 40, 1, 37-48.
Examined the relative effects of environmental concern (a general attitude) and social norms pertaining to concern for the environment on 3 consumer behaviors and 6 behavioral int…

Effects of Participation in Class Activities on Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge

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Leeming, F. C., Porter, B. E., Dwyer, W. O., Cobern, M. K. & Oliver, D. P. (1996). Effects of participation in class activities on children's environmental attitudes and knowledge. Journal of Environmental Education, 28, 2, 33-42.
The Caretaker Classroom Program was initiated by the major newspaper of a large, southern city to encourage elementary school classes to engage in proenvironmental activities. Par…

Farmers' Attitudes and Behavior toward Sustainable Agriculture

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Petrzelka, P., Korsching, P. F. & Malia, J. E. (1996). Farmers' attitudes and behavior toward sustainable agriculture. Journal of Environmental Education, 28, 1, 38-44.
A mail survey of 151 Iowa farmers with membership in Practical Farmers of Iowa, a sustainable agriculture organization, was used to examine the attitude-behavior relationship of t…

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