Association of the Environmental Attitudes "Preservation" and "Utilization" with Pro-Animal Attitudes

Autor/inn/en	Binngießer, Janine; Randler, Christoph
Titel	Association of the Environmental Attitudes "Preservation" and "Utilization" with Pro-Animal Attitudes
Quelle	In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 10 (2015) 3, S.477-492 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1306 3065
Schlagwörter	Conservation (Environment); Animals; Social Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Preservation; Natural Resources; Eating Habits; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Adolescents; Student Surveys; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Likert Scales; Correlation; Statistical Analysis; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülerbefragung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Likert-Skala; Korrelation; Statistische Analyse; Deutschland
Abstract	The relevance of environmental attitudes is obvious and attitudes towards farm and companion animals and animal welfare in medical research are an important aspect of education. However, both have rarely been linked with each other, and animal attitudes are only sparsely represented within environmental education assessment instruments. Linking these two aspects was the main aim of the present study. The Animal Attitude Scale (AAS), the Intermediate Attitude Scale (IAS), and environmental attitudes based on the 2-MEV-model were used. The 2-MEV model is made of two distinct aspects: preservation and utilization of nature. This relationship between pro-animal attitudes and preservation and utilization has been assessed while controlling for pet ownership, meat consumption, gender and grade level. These covariates are necessary because they have been identified in previous research. Five hundred and forty-three pupils from two different schools in Leipzig, Germany participated in this study. There was a significant influence of gender and grade but not of pet ownership on environmental attitudes. Girls showed higher positive attitudes, and preservation decreased with an increasing grade. Animal attitudes (both AAS and IAS) correlated with > 0.4 with the two environmental attitudes preservation and utilization. It is therefore concluded that environmental attitudes and animal attitudes are closely related constructs. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Education, 14280 Golkoy-Bolu, Turkey. e-mail: editorijese@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijese.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01