Davignon Lisa-Marie, Poulin François, Denault Anne-Sophie
Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Département des fondements et des pratiques en éducation, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada.
J Adolesc. 2023 Feb;95(2):284-295. doi: 10.1002/jad.12113. Epub 2022 Nov 3.
Organized activities practiced in adolescence are known to foster positive development, including active citizenship. Active citizenship encompasses a wide range of behaviors, one of them being pro-environmental behaviors. Few studies focused on the developmental factors that may predict these behaviors in adults, despite their crucial role in counteracting the current climate crisis. However, prior research showed that attitudes were typically major predictors of behaviors. This study thus tested a model that posited participation in organized activities in adolescence as a predictor of pro-environmental attitudes in emerging adulthood and these attitudes as a predictor of pro-environmental behaviors in adulthood.
Three hundred twenty-one participants (61% girls) from Quebec (Canada) completed all time points across a 17-year period. Participants self-reported their participation in organized activities (sports, cultural, prosocial) from ages 14 to 17, pro-environmental attitudes, from ages 18 to 22, and pro-environmental behaviors, at age 30.
Results revealed that pro-environmental attitudes mediate the relationship between adolescent participation in cultural activities and pro-environmental behaviors in adulthood. Practicing sporting or prosocial activities in adolescence did not predict stronger pro-environmental attitudes or behaviors. Interestingly, pro-environmental attitudes consistently predicted pro-environmental behaviors later in life.
These findings and prior research suggest that participation in cultural activities may provide a space to discuss, imagine change, and cultivate sensitivity towards nature. This may contribute to the development of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors later in life.
众所周知，青少年时期参与的有组织活动有助于积极发展，包括积极公民意识的培养。积极公民意识涵盖广泛的行为，其中之一是亲环境行为。尽管亲环境行为在应对当前气候危机中起着至关重要的作用，但很少有研究关注可能预测成年人这些行为的发展因素。然而，先前的研究表明，态度通常是行为的主要预测因素。因此，本研究测试了一个模型，该模型假定青少年时期参与有组织活动是成年早期亲环境态度的预测因素，而这些态度是成年期亲环境行为的预测因素。
来自加拿大魁北克的321名参与者（61%为女孩）在17年的时间里完成了所有时间点的调查。参与者自我报告了他们在14至17岁期间参与有组织活动（体育、文化、亲社会活动）的情况，在18至22岁期间的亲环境态度，以及在30岁时的亲环境行为。
结果显示，亲环境态度在青少年参与文化活动与成年期亲环境行为之间起中介作用。青少年时期参与体育或亲社会活动并不能预测更强的亲环境态度或行为。有趣的是，亲环境态度始终能预测后期生活中的亲环境行为。
这些发现和先前的研究表明，参与文化活动可能提供一个讨论、想象变化和培养对自然敏感性的空间。这可能有助于在后期生活中发展亲环境态度和行为。
