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Motivation for Reported Involvement in Local Wetland Preservation

The Roles of Knowledge, Disposition, Problem Assessment, and Arousal

Geoffrey J. Syme

Australian Research Centre for Water in Society Located at CSIRO's Division of Water Resources in Floreat Park, Western Australia

Cynthia E. Beven

Neil R. Sumner

CSIRO's Division of Water Resources

A structural equation model explaining motivation for involvement in local wetland issues was developed and tested. Wetland preservation was used as an example of an ongoing environmental problem in a typical urban neighborhood. The roles of knowledge and disposition in determining an individual's reported activity were hypothesized to be mediated through intermediary variables. The two intermediary variables nominated were derived from the literature on hazard coping, which has been largely ignored by attitudinal research on individual conservation behavior. These intermediary variables were defined as emotive arousal and cognitive problem assessment. The influence of knowledge was hypothesized to be mediated by both arousal and assessment. Disposition was thought to be mediated by arousal alone. In contrast to activism after floods, a positive rather than negative relationship between arousal and reported activity was predicted. The model was supported by the responses of residents after viewing slides of local wetlands. Implications for further research are examined.

Environment and Behavior, Vol. 25, No. 4, 586-606 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916593254003
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