Pathways to Environmental Activism Across Time and Place

• In Event: 083 - Section on Environment and Technology Paper Session. Open Topic 1

Abstract

This paper tests a model of pathways to environmental activism using three waves of data from the International Social Survey Program. Given expectations from the theory of planned behavior and value-belief-norm theory, a model is specified that examines how individual resources, knowledge, awareness of consequences, attitudes, willingness to contribute, and efficacy affect environmental activism. The mediating effect of willingness to pay or make environmental contributions is investigated in detail given previous research. Results demonstrate support for the model across the countries individually, as resources, awareness of consequences, and attitudes combined affect environmental activism. Results reveal that the model is robust over time and across places, with some exceptions, yielding insights for future comparative and cross-national studies.

Author

• Sandra T. Marquart-Pyatt, Michigan State University