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Dynamics and landscape of academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors since the 1970s
INTRODUCTION: This study addresses the lack of systematic review and analysis of the academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors. Despite the wealth of knowledge published in academic journals, there is a need to understand the order and content of this discourse, including the emplo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382132/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37520494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1136972 |
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description | INTRODUCTION: This study addresses the lack of systematic review and analysis of the academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors. Despite the wealth of knowledge published in academic journals, there is a need to understand the order and content of this discourse, including the employed theoretical approaches and empirical evidence. METHODS: A combination of systematic literature review and quantitative content analysis methods was employed. Articles for analysis were identified through Web of Science and SCOPUS, followed by a detailed analysis of 200 papers from the journal Environment and Behavior. The study aimed to explore the historical stages, theoretical diversity, and the empirical evidence brought forward in the academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors. RESULTS: The findings reveal distinct historical stages within the academic field of environmental attitudes and behaviors. There is a notable growth in theoretical diversity and intensity of the discourse, particularly after 2000. The dominance of socio-psychological explanatory models is evident. Furthermore, the empirical evidence base is geographically limited, mostly coming from the US. DISCUSSION: The study discusses the limitations of the academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors and provides guidelines for future research. It emphasizes the need to address the identified shortcomings, such as expanding theoretical perspectives and increasing the geographical diversity of empirical evidence. The study's findings contribute to understanding the development and characteristics of the academic field, while also identifying avenues for further exploration. |
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spelling | pubmed-103821322023-07-29 Dynamics and landscape of academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors since the 1970s Telesiene, Audrone Hadler, Markus Front Sociol Sociology INTRODUCTION: This study addresses the lack of systematic review and analysis of the academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors. Despite the wealth of knowledge published in academic journals, there is a need to understand the order and content of this discourse, including the employed theoretical approaches and empirical evidence. METHODS: A combination of systematic literature review and quantitative content analysis methods was employed. Articles for analysis were identified through Web of Science and SCOPUS, followed by a detailed analysis of 200 papers from the journal Environment and Behavior. The study aimed to explore the historical stages, theoretical diversity, and the empirical evidence brought forward in the academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors. RESULTS: The findings reveal distinct historical stages within the academic field of environmental attitudes and behaviors. There is a notable growth in theoretical diversity and intensity of the discourse, particularly after 2000. The dominance of socio-psychological explanatory models is evident. Furthermore, the empirical evidence base is geographically limited, mostly coming from the US. DISCUSSION: The study discusses the limitations of the academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors and provides guidelines for future research. It emphasizes the need to address the identified shortcomings, such as expanding theoretical perspectives and increasing the geographical diversity of empirical evidence. The study's findings contribute to understanding the development and characteristics of the academic field, while also identifying avenues for further exploration. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-14 /pmc/articles/PMC10382132/ /pubmed/37520494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1136972 Text en Copyright © 2023 Telesiene and Hadler. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Sociology Telesiene, Audrone Hadler, Markus Dynamics and landscape of academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors since the 1970s |
title | Dynamics and landscape of academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors since the 1970s |
title_full | Dynamics and landscape of academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors since the 1970s |
title_fullStr | Dynamics and landscape of academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors since the 1970s |
title_full_unstemmed | Dynamics and landscape of academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors since the 1970s |
title_short | Dynamics and landscape of academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors since the 1970s |
title_sort | dynamics and landscape of academic discourse on environmental attitudes and behaviors since the 1970s |
topic | Sociology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382132/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37520494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1136972 |
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