Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling Study

被引：6
作者：
Fang, Wei-Ta [1 ]
Kaplan, Ulas [2 ]
Chiang, Yi-Te [1 ]
Cheng, Chun-Teng [1 ]
机构：
[1] Natl Taiwan Normal Univ, Grad Inst Environm Educ, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
[2] Lesley Univ, Human Dev & Learning Program, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
来源：
SUSTAINABILITY | 2020年 / 12卷 / 21期
关键词：
environmental education; environmental ethics; ecological theology; pro-environmental behavior; ATTITUDES; BELIEFS; INVOLVEMENT; THESIS;
D O I：
10.3390/su12218999
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
The objective of this study was to explore the mediators of environmental protective behaviors in Christians in Taiwan. Questionnaire data from a total of 699 participants were collected and subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. The results revealed that the environmental behaviors of Taiwanese Christians are affected by their faith in three aspects. First, private environmental behaviors are associated with church attendance. Second, the awareness of environmental consequences generates a stewardship belief, which results in a willingness to sacrifice for the environment, private environmental behaviors, and political environmental activism. Finally, stewardship belief is also associated with political environmental activism.
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