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Climate change perception and pro-environmental behavior among urban park visitors: the mediating role of place
Jee In Yoon1, Jinyoung Joo2, Soyoun Lim3
1Department of Coaching, College of Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Republic of Korea.
Objectives:
This study investigates how climate change perception influences pro-environmental behavior-on-site (park-specific) and off-site (daily life)-among urban park visitors, focusing on the mediating role of place attachment (place identity, place dependence, and social bonding).
Methods:
A survey was conducted with 351 adults engaging in walking and running at Namsan Park in Seoul. Measures included climate change perception, place attachment, and pro-environmental behaviors. Structural equation modeling and bootstrapping were used for analysis.
Results:
Climate change perception significantly predicted all three dimensions of place attachment. Place identity and social bonding mediated the relationship between climate change perception and both types of pro-environmental behavior. Place dependence was significantly associated with on-site, but not off-site, pro-environmental behavior.
Conclusion:
Place attachment serves as a key mechanism linking climate concern to sustainable actions in leisure settings. Strengthening emotional and social bonds to urban parks may enhance both localized and general pro-environmental behaviors, offering practical implications for urban sustainability strategies.
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