Interdependence with the environment: Commitment, interconnectedness, and environmental behavior

By Jody L. Davis, Jeffrey D. Green, A. Reed. 2009

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science

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The Relationship Between Nature Connectedness and Eudaimonic Well-Being: A Meta-analysis (2019, background): “The Connection to Nature Index (CNI) (Cheng and Monroe 2012) comprises four dimensions: enjoyment of nature, empathy for nature, sense of oneness and sense of responsibility, and the Commitment to Nature scale (COM) (Davis et al. 2009) assesses the sense of responsibility felt toward the environment”
Transforming Environmental Knowledge Into Behavior: The Mediating Role of Environmental Emotions (2015, methodology): “It is a single-item graphic construct designed to measure the extent that one feels as a part of nature, on a 7-point scale (for details on its construction, development and applications see Davis et al., 2009; Schultz, 2002). The second construct refers to the degree that an individual feels concer”
The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis (2014, background): “A variety of concepts and measures have been developed in order to assess the human-nature relationship, including commitment to nature (Davis et al., 2009), connectedness to nature (Mayer and Frantz, 2004), connectivity with nature (Dutcher et al.”
Saving Mr. Nature: Anthropomorphism enhances connectedness to and protectiveness toward nature (2013, background): “People who report stronger connectedness to nature also report more pro-environmental attitude and behavior (e.g., Davis et al., 2009; Hinds & Sparks, 2008; Kals, Schumacher, & Montada; 1999; Mayer & Frantz, 2004).”
Pro-Environmental Behavior: Does It Matter How It’s Measured? Development and Validation of the Pro-Environmental Behavior Scale (PEBS) (2013, methodology): “Davis et al. (2009) and (2011) used 28 items from the GEB scale, while Scannell and Gifford (2010) used 30 items from it.”
How recreation involvement, place attachment and conservation commitment affect environmentally responsible behavior (2011, background): “This finding is in agreement with the findings described in previous studies of environmental behaviors (Davis et al., 2009; Dierking et al., 2004).”
Into the Wild: The Effects of 360° Immersive Nature Videos on Feelings of Commitment to the Environment (2019, methodology): “…who specialize in environmental sustainability, and a sizeable body of literature exists on environmental connectedness and pro-environmental attitudes and behavior (e.g. Ahn et al., 2016; Davis et al., 2009; Schultz, 2000; Soliman et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2019; Zelenski et al., 2015).”
Promoting connectedness with nature through environmental education (2013, background): “peer, parent or teacher) to whom an individual can experience greater or lesser commitment (Davis, Green, and Reed 2009 ).”
Building a model of commitment to the natural environment to predict ecological behavior and willingness to sacrifice (2011, methodology): “In previous work, Davis et al. (2009) employed interdependence theory to introduce commitment to the natural environment as a new theoretical approach to understanding the personeenvironment relationship. They defined commitment to the environment as psychological attachment and long-term orientatio”