The Potential Pro-Environmental Behavior Spillover Effects of Specialization in Environmentally Responsible Outdoor Recreation
Outdoor recreationists represent a key population to educate for pro-environmental behavior (PEB). Given that previous research has found a mixed relationship between outdoor recreation and PEB, this research merges several concepts to better understand the social psychological nuances of this relat...
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| author | Timothy J. Mateer Theresa N. Melton Zachary D. Miller Ben Lawhon Jennifer P. Agans Danielle F. Lawson Kathryn J. Brasier B. Derrick Taff |
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| description | Outdoor recreationists represent a key population to educate for pro-environmental behavior (PEB). Given that previous research has found a mixed relationship between outdoor recreation and PEB, this research merges several concepts to better understand the social psychological nuances of this relationship. Specifically, this study explores how specialization regarding environmentally responsible outdoor recreation is related to other PEBs through a behavioral spillover framework. A correlational structural equation model was utilized to test this framework within a merged population of individuals from the Leave No Trace organization and general United States citizens. The results suggested that traditional behavioral spillover dynamics held for private PEBs but not public PEBs. However, recreation specialization was significantly related to both PEB types. These results suggest that the current behavioral spillover theory may only explain the relationship between some PEBs. Furthermore, environmentally responsible outdoor recreation specialization may be a promising pathway toward a spillover into encouraging private and public PEBs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7cb1e61150a94daea66d73350f8726582023-11-24T14:51:42ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2023-10-011211197010.3390/land12111970The Potential Pro-Environmental Behavior Spillover Effects of Specialization in Environmentally Responsible Outdoor RecreationTimothy J. Mateer0Theresa N. Melton1Zachary D. Miller2Ben Lawhon3Jennifer P. Agans4Danielle F. Lawson5Kathryn J. Brasier6B. Derrick Taff7Department of Human Centered Design, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USADepartment of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USAIntermountain Regional Office, National Park Service, Lakewood, CO 80228, USARecreation Solutions Group, Lyons, CO 80540, USADepartment of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USADepartment of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USADepartment of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USADepartment of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USAOutdoor recreationists represent a key population to educate for pro-environmental behavior (PEB). Given that previous research has found a mixed relationship between outdoor recreation and PEB, this research merges several concepts to better understand the social psychological nuances of this relationship. Specifically, this study explores how specialization regarding environmentally responsible outdoor recreation is related to other PEBs through a behavioral spillover framework. A correlational structural equation model was utilized to test this framework within a merged population of individuals from the Leave No Trace organization and general United States citizens. The results suggested that traditional behavioral spillover dynamics held for private PEBs but not public PEBs. However, recreation specialization was significantly related to both PEB types. These results suggest that the current behavioral spillover theory may only explain the relationship between some PEBs. Furthermore, environmentally responsible outdoor recreation specialization may be a promising pathway toward a spillover into encouraging private and public PEBs.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/1970outdoor recreationpro-environmental behaviorbehavioral spilloverrecreation specializationenvironmental identity |
| spellingShingle | Timothy J. Mateer Theresa N. Melton Zachary D. Miller Ben Lawhon Jennifer P. Agans Danielle F. Lawson Kathryn J. Brasier B. Derrick Taff The Potential Pro-Environmental Behavior Spillover Effects of Specialization in Environmentally Responsible Outdoor Recreation Land outdoor recreation pro-environmental behavior behavioral spillover recreation specialization environmental identity |
| title | The Potential Pro-Environmental Behavior Spillover Effects of Specialization in Environmentally Responsible Outdoor Recreation |
| title_full | The Potential Pro-Environmental Behavior Spillover Effects of Specialization in Environmentally Responsible Outdoor Recreation |
| title_fullStr | The Potential Pro-Environmental Behavior Spillover Effects of Specialization in Environmentally Responsible Outdoor Recreation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Potential Pro-Environmental Behavior Spillover Effects of Specialization in Environmentally Responsible Outdoor Recreation |
| title_short | The Potential Pro-Environmental Behavior Spillover Effects of Specialization in Environmentally Responsible Outdoor Recreation |
| title_sort | potential pro environmental behavior spillover effects of specialization in environmentally responsible outdoor recreation |
| topic | outdoor recreation pro-environmental behavior behavioral spillover recreation specialization environmental identity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/1970 |
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