86287 20201105083210.0 doi 10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.12.001 sideral 109717 ART-2019-109717 eng (orcid)0000-0002-3580-5947 Collado, S. Universidad de Zaragoza Outcome expectancy: A key factor to understanding childhood exposure to nature and children's pro-environmental behavior 2019 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Introduction Human behavior is largely responsible for the environmental issues we face today (Cook et al., 2013), requiring a deeper understanding of the substance and etiology of pro-environmental behaviors (Gifford, 2011; Otto, Kaiser, & Arnold, 2014; Schultz & Kaiser, 2012). Pro-environmental behavior refers to actions that contribute to the sustainability of nature (Schultz & Kaiser, 2012). Given that children will be the ones grappling with future environmental challenges, and that most environmental education programs are organized for youngsters, a better understanding of the factors and processes leading children to behave in a more environmentally responsible manner is relevant both for scientific and practical reasons. One of the most widely documented correlates of pro-environmental behavior is childhood experiences in natural environments (Chawla & Derr, 2012; Cheng & Monroe, 2012; Evans, Otto, & Kaiser, 2018). Several ideas have been offered to explain why experiences in nature at an early age could play a formative role in children's pro-environmental behaviors... info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PSI-2013-44939 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 3.301 2019 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 22 / 138 = 0.159 2019 Q1 T1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 35 / 123 = 0.285 2019 Q2 T1 1.818 2019 Social Psychology 2019 Q1 Applied Psychology 2019 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Evans, G.W. 4009 740 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicología Social 61 (2019), 30-36 J. environ. psychol. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 0272-4944 602419 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/86287/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 42380 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/86287/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:86287 articulos driver 2020-11-05-08:21:09 ARTICLE