Conservation Psychology: Understanding and Promoting Human Care for Nature

By S. Clayton, G. Myers. 2009

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Age and connection to nature: when is engagement critical? (2019, background): “issues by motivating human behavior (Clayton and Myers 2015; Whitty 2018).”
The psychological impacts of global climate change. (2011, background): “…like global climate change have prompted calls for psychologists’ attention to the reciprocal and structural relationships between human health and the health and integrity of the natural environment (Clayton & Myers, 2009; Gifford, 2008; Roszak, Gomes, & Kanner, 1995; Uzzell & Räthzel, 2009).”
What Does It Mean to Successfully Conserve a (Vertebrate) Species? (2011, background): “Recent advances in psychology (e.g., Kaplan and Kaplan 2009) and the rise of conservation psychology (Clayton and Myers 2009) reinforce the importance of hope in bringing about change and the existence of tools for helping humanity do so.”
Collective guilt mediates the effect of beliefs about global warming on willingness to engage in mitigation behavior (2010, background): “Two psychological dimensions relevant to mitigation behavior are beliefs about the causes and effects of global warming (Clayton & Myers, 2009; Gifford, 2007b).”
Advances in restoration ecology: rising to the challenges of the coming decades (2015, background): “Understanding people’s perceptions of nature and how they value it, both historical and modern versions, will help to inform this debate (Clayton and Myers 2009).”
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).”
Good Intents, but Low Impacts: Diverging Importance of Motivational and Socioeconomic Determinants Explaining Pro-Environmental Behavior, Energy Use, and Carbon Footprint (2018, background): “…in an identity-congruent way—for example, by consuming fewer natural resources or switching to consumption of more environmentally friendly products (Clayton & Myers, 2015)—as long as situational cues activate the “green” identity and it is not negated by competing identities (e.g., that of…”
“Doing” Gardening and “Being” at the Allotment Site: Exploring the Benefits of Allotment Gardening for Stress Reduction and Healthy Aging (2013, unknown): “Clayton and Myers (2009) suggest that nature can fulfill the basic identity need to feel competent through the opportunity for self-sufficiency, an opportunity that allotment gardening specifically provides, which can also foster self-esteem.”
The Culture of Conservation Biologists: Show Me the Hope! (2010, background): “Reaching out to the general public: Lessons learned from conservation psychology Fortunately, a small but growing group of psychologists is beginning to tackle issues such as these in the emerging discipline of conservation psychology (Saunders et al. 2006, Clayton and Myers 2009, Verbeek 2009).”
What are the Benefits of Interacting with Nature? (2013, background): “that only a certain proportion of a population will engage intentionally with nature [53,54], and it has been argued that the intent to interact may be critical in efforts to promote sustainable behaviours [55,56].”
Realising the full potential of citizen science monitoring programs (2013, background): “(5) Recreation: the involvement of the community for recreation and well-being, for example psychological and health outcomes such as creating a community bond through shared interests and activities (Clayton and Myers, 2009; Prior and Schaffner, 2011; Thomsen, 2008).”
Wall ecology: A frontier for urban biodiversity and ecological engineering (2011, background): “…of wall vegetation with untidiness and neglect can be overcome, potentially high-profile and visible vegetated wall structures could be psychologically beneficial for urban residents by providing much-needed exposure to greenery (e.g. Clayton and Myers, 2009; Fuller et al., 2007; Weinmaster 2009).”