Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling Study

Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling Study

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 Taiwane...

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Main Authors: Wei-Ta Fang, Ulas Kaplan, Yi-Te Chiang, Chun-Teng Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
environmental education
environmental ethics
ecological theology
pro-environmental behavior
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/21/8999
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spelling doaj-27c24fd17d9d47d28ad93fa03b1eb65d2020-11-25T01:40:42ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-10-01128999899910.3390/su12218999Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling StudyWei-Ta Fang0Ulas Kaplan1Yi-Te Chiang2Chun-Teng Cheng3Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, TaiwanHuman Development and Learning Program, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USAGraduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, TaiwanThe 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/21/8999environmental educationenvironmental ethicsecological theologypro-environmental behavior
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Chun-Teng Cheng
Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling Study
Sustainability
environmental education
environmental ethics
ecological theology
pro-environmental behavior
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Ulas Kaplan
Yi-Te Chiang
Chun-Teng Cheng
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title Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling Study
title_short Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling Study
title_full Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling Study
title_fullStr Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling Study
title_full_unstemmed Is Religiosity Related to Environmentally-Protective Behaviors Among Taiwanese Christians? A Structural Equation Modeling Study
title_sort is religiosity related to environmentally-protective behaviors among taiwanese christians? a structural equation modeling study
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2020-10-01
description 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.
topic environmental education
environmental ethics
ecological theology
pro-environmental behavior
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/21/8999
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