Is religiosity related to environmentally-protective behaviors among taiwanese christians? A structural equation modeling study

Wei Ta Fang; Ulas Kaplan; Yi Te Chiang; Chun Teng Cheng

doi:10.3390/su12218999

Is religiosity related to environmentally-protective behaviors among taiwanese christians? A structural equation modeling study

Wei Ta Fang, Ulas Kaplan^*, Yi Te Chiang^*, Chun Teng Cheng

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Graduate Institute of Sustainability Management and Environmental Education

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	8999
Pages (from-to)	1-18
Number of pages	18
Journal	Sustainability (Switzerland)
Volume	12
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218999
Publication status	Published - 2020 Nov 1

Keywords

Ecological theology
Environmental education
Environmental ethics
Pro-environmental behavior

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Geography, Planning and Development
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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