地方依恋对亲环境行为的影响:环境污染焦虑的中介作用

The Effect of Place Attachment on Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Environmental Pollution Anxiety

地方依恋指人与地方的认知、情感与行为联系,从情感驱动分析,地方依恋使人对地方拥有更强的保护态度。本研究对298位被试进行调查,探讨地方依恋对亲环境行为的影响,并检验环境污染焦虑的中介效应,探索促进亲环境行为的内在机制。结果发现:(1)情感依恋对公领域和私领域亲环境行为均有显著影响;地方认同、地方依赖和社会联结对公领域和私领域亲环境行为的影响不显著。(2)环境污染焦虑的中介作用显著,地方依恋水平越高,环境污染焦虑越低,越容易做出亲环境行为。研究结果表明,地方依恋和环境污染焦虑在亲环境行为中起着重要作用,提示亲环境行为促进策略应重视人与地方之间积极情感的建立,同时对环境污染的高焦虑无助于促进亲环境行为。

Place attachment refers to the cognitive, emotional and behavioral connection between people and place. From the affection-driven perspective, place attachment leads people to a stronger protective attitude towards the place. This study explored the effect of place attachment on pro-environmental behavior and tested the mediating role of environmental pollution anxiety, aiming to work out the internal promoting mechanism of pro-environmental behavior. Relevant data were collected in the form of online questionnaires, and 298 valid responses were finalized. The results showed that:(1) Affective attachment had a significantly positive influence on pro-environmental behaviors in both the public and private dimensions;place identity, place dependence and social bonding had no significant effect on proenvironmental behaviors in both dimensions.(2) Environmental pollution anxiety played a significant mediating role. The higher the level of place attachment people had, the less environmental pollution anxiety they produced, and the more likely they were to engage in pro-environmental behaviors. The findings suggest that place attachment and environmental pollution anxiety play important roles in promoting pro-environmental behaviors. The strategy of promoting pro-environmental behaviors should focus on the establishment of positive emotional connection between people and place, while high anxiety about environmental pollution is not conducive to the promotion of pro-environmental behaviors.