From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact

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  • dc.contributor.author Stehl, Patricia
  • dc.contributor.author White, Mathew P.
  • dc.contributor.author Vitale, Valeria
  • dc.contributor.author Pahl, Sabine
  • dc.contributor.author Elliott, Lewis R.
  • dc.contributor.author Fian, Leonie
  • dc.contributor.author van den Bosch, Matilda A.
  • dc.date.accessioned 2024-06-19T06:05:34Z
  • dc.date.available 2024-06-19T06:05:34Z
  • dc.date.issued 2024
  • dc.description.abstract Nature contact in childhood is associated with pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) later in life. While previous literature focused on nature contact in general, the current work specifically explored childhood blue space exposure (coasts, rivers, lakes etc.) and potential mechanisms underlying any relationship with PEBs in adulthood. Cross-sectional data from an Austrian sample representative on age, gender, and region (N = 2,370) were used to test a serial-parallel mediation model linking recalled childhood blue space exposure to self-reported adult PEBs via, first, nature connectedness and, second, recent visits to green and blue spaces. Results supported significant serial mediation, with recalled childhood blue space exposure linked to nature connectedness in adulthood, which was in turn associated with more frequent recent visits to green and blue spaces, which in turn predicted PEB. Significant direct and indirect effects were observed, while controlling for known individual- and area-level covariates. Findings highlight the potential importance of childhood blue space exposure as well as life-long nature contact for improving nature connectedness and PEB and add to calls for protecting and maintaining natural water bodies and to improve their safety, as spending time around them in childhood may play a role in fostering PEB and ultimately improving planetary health.
  • dc.description.sponsorship This work was conducted as part of an MSc in Psychology undertaken by the first author and supervised by the second author. The work was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 666773 (BlueHealth), and MW, SP, LE and MvdB were supported by the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101081420 (RESONATE). MvdB acknowledges support from the grant CEX2018-000806-S funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, and support from the Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Program. The funders had no role in the conceptualisation, design, analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.
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  • dc.identifier.citation Stehl P, White MP, Vitale V, Pahl S, Elliott LR, Fian L, et al. From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2024;93:102225. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102225
  • dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102225
  • dc.identifier.issn 0272-4944
  • dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/60519
  • dc.language.iso eng
  • dc.publisher Elsevier
  • dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2024;93:102225
  • dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/666773
  • dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/CEX2018-000806-S
  • dc.rights © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
  • dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
  • dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • dc.subject.keyword Pro-environmental behaviour
  • dc.subject.keyword Nature connectedness
  • dc.subject.keyword Nature contact
  • dc.subject.keyword Childhood
  • dc.subject.keyword Blue/green spaces
  • dc.subject.keyword Austria
  • dc.title From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact
  • dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
  • dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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