From childhood nature experiences to adult pro-environmental behaviors: An explanatory model of sustainable food consumption
In two studies, the role of nature experiences and social norms during childhood is explored next to adulthood biospheric values, connectedness to nature, environmental identity, and objective knowledge in relation to pro-environmental behaviors. Study 1 (N=185) tested the hypothesized model in the realm of general pro-environmental behaviors and sustainable fruit consumption on a sample of students. Study 2 (N=155) tested the model in the realm of sustainable seafood consumer choice on a general population sample. Path analyses show consistent results across samples.