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Trust and environmental activism across regions and countries

Trust and environmental activism across regions and countries In recent decades, research reveals that environmental activism has declined globally and identifies distinctive regional patterns and possible national trends. Improving our understanding of what shapes environmental activism is important for comparative social science scholarship. This study addresses this challenge through investigation of a model of environmental activism that includes environmental trust along with a core set of predictors from previous scholarly work. Comparisons are conducted both across regions and countries using structural equation modeling with latent variables and a unique set of items only available in the 2000 International Social Survey Program data. Although important similarities are revealed across regions, results also show unanticipated effects. In addition, findings for 22 countries individually reveal intriguing patterning. Analyses both by region and by country advance our collective understanding of the predictors shaping environmental activism and provide fruitful avenues for future study. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 by AESS
Subject
Environment; Environment, general; Sustainable Development
ISSN
2190-6483
eISSN
2190-6491
DOI
10.1007/s13412-018-0498-1
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Abstract

In recent decades, research reveals that environmental activism has declined globally and identifies distinctive regional patterns and possible national trends. Improving our understanding of what shapes environmental activism is important for comparative social science scholarship. This study addresses this challenge through investigation of a model of environmental activism that includes environmental trust along with a core set of predictors from previous scholarly work. Comparisons are conducted both across regions and countries using structural equation modeling with latent variables and a unique set of items only available in the 2000 International Social Survey Program data. Although important similarities are revealed across regions, results also show unanticipated effects. In addition, findings for 22 countries individually reveal intriguing patterning. Analyses both by region and by country advance our collective understanding of the predictors shaping environmental activism and provide fruitful avenues for future study.

Journal

Journal of Environmental Studies and SciencesSpringer Journals

Published: Jun 25, 2018

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