The Effect of Place Attachment on Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Environmental Pollution Anxiety

CHENG Shiqi; GUO Zitong; ZHAO Zeqi; SUN Shiyue

doi:10.13931/j.cnki.bjfuss.2021196

Journal of Beijing Forestry University (Social Science) > 2022 > 21(3): 67-74. > DOI: 10.13931/j.cnki.bjfuss.2021196

CHENG Shiqi, GUO Zitong, ZHAO Zeqi, SUN Shiyue. The Effect of Place Attachment on Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Environmental Pollution Anxiety[J]. Journal of Beijing Forestry University (Social Science), 2022, 21(3): 67-74. DOI: 10.13931/j.cnki.bjfuss.2021196

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The Effect of Place Attachment on Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Environmental Pollution Anxiety

School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, P. R. China

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Received Date: January 19, 2022
Available Online: September 04, 2022
Published Date: September 29, 2022

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Place attachment refers to the cognitive, emotional and behavioral connection between people and place. From the affection-driven perspective, place attachment leads people to a stronger protective attitude towards the place. This study explored the effect of place attachment on pro-environmental behavior and tested the mediating role of environmental pollution anxiety, aiming to work out the internal promoting mechanism of pro-environmental behavior. Relevant data were collected in the form of online questionnaires, and 298 valid responses were finalized. The results showed that: ① Affective attachment had a significantly positive influence on pro-environmental behaviors in both the public and private dimensions; place identity, place dependence and social bonding had no significant effect on pro-environmental behaviors in both dimensions. ② Environmental pollution anxiety played a significant mediating role. The higher the level of place attachment people had, the less environmental pollution anxiety they produced, and the more likely they were to engage in pro-environmental behaviors. The findings suggest that place attachment and environmental pollution anxiety play important roles in promoting pro-environmental behaviors. The strategy of promoting pro-environmental behaviors should focus on the establishment of positive emotional connection between people and place, while high anxiety about environmental pollution is not conducive to the promotion of pro-environmental behaviors.
- place attachment,
- environmental pollution anxiety,
- pro-environmental behavior

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