The Development of Conservation Behaviors in Childhood and Youth

By L. Chawla, Victoria Derr. 2012

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The Effect of a Nature-Based Environmental Education Program on Children’s Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: A Randomized Experiment with Primary Schools (2020, background): “Retrospective studies have shown that adults devoted to taking care of the environment attribute their pro-environmentalism mainly to positive experiences in nature as children [27].”
Predictors of Nature Connection Among Urban Residents: Assessing the Role of Childhood and Adult Nature Experiences (2018, background): “However, most studies in this field tend to focus on adult environmental attitudes as the outcome variable, as opposed to nature connection (Chawla & Derr, 2012; Evans, Otto, & Kaiser, 2018; Wells & Lekies, 2017).”
Moderating effects of pro-environmental self-identity on pro-environmental intentions and behaviour: A multi-behaviour study (2017, unknown): “In this regard, some authors (e.g., Chawla & Derr, 2012; Cheng & Monroe, 2012) showed that a closer relationship with the natural environment increases pro-environmental selfidentity and consequently its pro-environmental behaviours.”
Normative Influences on Adolescents’ Self-Reported Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Role of Parents and Friends (2019, background): “The role that personal environmental norms have in the regulation of EB and the importance of the social context for the development of EB in children and youth has been recognized (Chawla & Derr, 2012).”