TY - JOUR
T1 - Is religiosity related to environmentally-protective behaviors among taiwanese christians? A structural equation modeling study
AU - Fang, Wei Ta
AU - Kaplan, Ulas
AU - Chiang, Yi Te
AU - Cheng, Chun Teng
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology (109-2511-H-003 -031 to W.-T. Fang). This article was also subsidized by the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taiwan.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology (109-2511-H-003-031 to W.-T. Fang). This article was also subsidized by the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taiwan.
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PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - The objective of this study was to explore the mediators of environmental protective behaviors in Christians in Taiwan. Questionnaire data from a total of 699 participants were collected and subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. The results revealed that the environmental behaviors of Taiwanese Christians are affected by their faith in three aspects. First, private environmental behaviors are associated with church attendance. Second, the awareness of environmental consequences generates a stewardship belief, which results in a willingness to sacrifice for the environment, private environmental behaviors, and political environmental activism. Finally, stewardship belief is also associated with political environmental activism.
AB - The objective of this study was to explore the mediators of environmental protective behaviors in Christians in Taiwan. Questionnaire data from a total of 699 participants were collected and subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. The results revealed that the environmental behaviors of Taiwanese Christians are affected by their faith in three aspects. First, private environmental behaviors are associated with church attendance. Second, the awareness of environmental consequences generates a stewardship belief, which results in a willingness to sacrifice for the environment, private environmental behaviors, and political environmental activism. Finally, stewardship belief is also associated with political environmental activism.
KW - Ecological theology
KW - Environmental education
KW - Environmental ethics
KW - Pro-environmental behavior
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U2 - 10.3390/su12218999
DO - 10.3390/su12218999
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85094593016
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)
JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)
IS - 21
M1 - 8999
ER -
