Kyle Smith, Shane Boehne, Bynum B. Boley, Gino J. D’Angelo
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Abstract
While many environmental psychologists have relied on the Wildlife Value Orientations (WVOs) scale to understand the individual patterns in cognitions and behaviors related to wildlife, limits in scope constrain its application across other topics. Conversely, Ecological Dominance Orientation (EDO), defined as preference to maintain an anthropocentric arrangement between humans and the natural environment, has demonstrated applicability across a variety of contexts. Despite both constructs being applied in the field, the relationship between the two constructs remains understudied. We sought to understand the associations between EDO and WVO within the context of support for lethal control of deer within two communities located in Georgia, USA. Results suggest that EDO strongly predicted WVOs and had a strong, positive direct and indirect effect on support for lethal control. Future research centered on EDO may help bridge our understanding of individuals’ beliefs about wildlife and other parts of the natural world.
尽管许多环境心理学家依靠野生动物价值取向量表来了解与野生动物相关的认知和行为的个体模式,但其范围的局限性限制了它在其他主题中的应用。相反,生态主导取向(EDO)被定义为偏好在人类与自然环境之间保持以人类为中心的安排,已被证明适用于各种情况。尽管这两个概念都被应用于该领域,但这两个概念之间的关系仍未得到充分研究。我们试图在美国佐治亚州的两个社区中,在支持对鹿进行致命控制的背景下,了解 EDO 和 WVO 之间的关系。结果表明,EDO 对 WVO 有很强的预测作用,并对致死控制的支持率有很强的、积极的直接和间接影响。未来以 EDO 为中心的研究可能有助于我们了解个人对野生动物和自然世界其他部分的信念。
期刊介绍:
Environment & Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal designed to report rigorous experimental and theoretical work focusing on the influence of the physical environment on human behavior at the individual, group, and institutional levels.