Relationship Between Proenvironmental Attitudes and Concepts of Nature.

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  • Author(s): Iwata, Osamu
  • Source:
    Journal of Social Psychology. Feb2001, Vol. 141 Issue 1, p75-83. 9p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      ATTITUDE (Psychology); NATURE; YOUNG adults; HIGHER education; JAPANESE people
    • Abstract:
      Abstract. The author investigated relationships between proenvironmental attitudes and concepts of nature. Proenvironmental attitudes were measured on a 5-point scale containing 27 items. The author developed a 5-point scale containing 20 items to assess concepts of nature. The author administered those 2 scales to 140 young adults and adolescents at 2 Japanese institutions of higher education. An investigation of 6 proenvironmental attitudes and 20 concepts of nature showed some significant relationships. Factor analysis of the 20 concepts of nature produced 2 factors: Positive Evaluation of Nature and Rejection of Manipulation of Human Life. Most relationships were significant between the scores for the 6 proenvironmental attitudes and those for the 2 factors of concepts of nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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