Sociodemographic determinants of environmental attitude, environmental knowledge, emotional affinity and responsible behaviour among tourists: a case study of the Western Himalayas (Determinantes sociodemográficos de la actitud ambiental, el conocimiento ambiental, la afinidad emocional y la conducta responsable de los turistas: un estudio de caso del Himalaya occidental)

被引:3
作者
Batool, Nusrat [1 ,2 ]
Dada, Zubair-Ahmad [1 ]
Shah, Shamim-Ahmad [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kashmir, Srinagar, India
[2] Univ Kashmir, Geog & Disaster Management, Srinagar, India
来源
PSYECOLOGY-BILINGUAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-REVISTA BILINGUE DE PSICOLOGIA AMBIENTAL | 2023年 / 14卷 / 03期
关键词
environmental knowledge; SEM; behavioural intentions; environmental responsible behaviour; PLACE ATTACHMENT; SPECIFICATION; COMMITMENT; PARK;
D O I
10.1080/21711976.2023.2240615
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Environment-nature discourse is characterized by significant variation in the drivers of environmental attitudes and perceptions, making it difficult to draw broad generalizations about their relevance for specific localities. This study attempts to determine the sociodemographic determinants of environmental knowledge, behavioural intention, emotion affinity and resultant responsible behaviour. The data from 400 samples were collected through the primary survey in tourist destination regions. A model was developed using the structural equation modelling approach to analyse the relationship between the variables. Results from the structural equation modelling indicate that behavioural intentions were the most robust predictor, followed by emotional affinity. Results also show that gender, age, education and average monthly income positively affect environmental knowledge and behavioural intention. The research provides an essential result with practical significance for environmental policymakers since it identifies specific environmental behaviour antecedents. One important message that emerges from the finding is that planners in the province must consider diversity issues (age, gender, education) when planning for infrastructural provisions, leisure and other related activities. El discurso sobre el medioambiente-naturaleza se caracteriza por variaciones significativas en los impulsores de las actitudes y percepciones ambientales, lo que hace dificil extraer generalizaciones amplias sobre su importancia en lugares especificos. Este estudio trata de identificar los determinantes sociodemograficos del conocimiento ambiental, intenciones conductuales, afinidad emocional y la resultante conducta responsable. Se recogieron datos de 400 muestras mediante una encuesta realizada en regiones de destino turistico. Se desarrollo un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales para analizar la relacion entre las variables. Los resultados del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales indican que las intenciones conductuales eran el mejor predictor, seguidas de la afinidad emocional. Los resultados muestran tambien que el sexo, la edad, la educacion y la renta mensual media afectan positivamente al conocimiento ambiental y a la intencion conductual. La investigacion aporta resultados esenciales con implicaciones practicas para el desarrollo de politicas medioambientales, ya que identifica antecedentes especificos de la conducta ambiental. Un mensaje importante emergente de estos resultados es que los planificadores del area deben tener en cuenta los problemas que plantea la diversidad (edad, sexo, educacion) a la hora de planificar infraestructuras, ocio, y otras actividades relacionadas.
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页数:26
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