The Emerging Field of Conservation Psychology

By C. Saunders. 2003

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Nordic in nature: friluftsliv and environmental connectedness (2013, background): “This turn to Nordic cultural traditions, and specifically Sweden for consideration of the human relationship with nature may be as simple as Saunders’ (2003) call for new understanding and new language: ‘We need a better understanding of the human-nature experience and a more compelling language to…”
Happiness and Feeling Connected (2014, background): “…pleasure and other benefits of nature contact and connection, scholars have suggested nature as a potentially powerful motivating force for environmental protection (Bragg, 1996; Conn, 1998; Feral, 1998; Kals, Schumacher, & Montada, 1999; R. Kaplan & Kaplan, 1989; Kellert, 1997; Saunders, 2003).”
The positive psychology of sustainability (2012, background): “behaviors aimed at the conservation of the socio-physical environment (Saunders 2003).”
An examination of recreational divers' underwater behaviour by attitude–behaviour theories (2011, background): “Among examples of pro-environmental behaviour studies are travel mode choice (Hunecke, Blöbaum, Matthies, & Höger, 2001; Wall et al., 2007), car usage (Bamberg & Schmidt, 2003), environmental conservation (Saunders, 2003) and recycling (Oom Do Valle, Rebelo, Reis, & Menezes, 2005).”
Personality and environmental concern (2010, background): “Many of the environmental challenges facing us today are a direct result of human actions, and as such may require behavioral solutions (Oskamp, 2000; Saunders, 2003).”
Theory of planned behaviour: predicting tourists’ pro-environmental intentions after a humpback whale encounter (2019, background): “Conservation psychology is an emerging field that draws on ecological and psychological sciences to explain attitudes and intentions of individuals who interact with nature (Clayton & Myers, 2015; Orams, 1994; Saunders, 2003).”
The nature of death and the death of nature: The impact of mortality salience on environmental concern (2008, background): “In recent years, research from the emerging discipline of conservation psychology has elucidated psychological factors associated with pro-environmental behavior and thus shed light on why such behaviors might persist (see e.g., Clayton & Brook, 2005; Saunders, 2003).”
Connectedness as a Core Conservation Concern: An Interdisciplinary Review of Theory and a Call for Practice (2014, methodology): “As Saunders [19] conceived it, the third research area for conservation psychology is evaluative (i.”
Environmental sustainability and national personality (2014, background): “Human behavior plays a critical role in ecological health, with individual and collective actions placing a large amount of strain on the natural environment (Gardner & Stern, 2002; Oskamp, 2000; Saunders, 2003).”
Two Avenues for Encouraging Conservation Behaviors (2003, background): “The nature of this research limits its generalizability, however some common themes did emerge and suggest things that people believe are the influential elements of their lives: • Childhood experiences of natural areas • Family members, both siblings and adults, who valued the environment • Pro-env”