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Studies in Psychology
Estudios de Psicología
Volume 22, 2001 - Issue 1
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Naturaleza y funciones de las actitudes ambientales

Nature and functions of environmental attitudes

Pages 11-22 | Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

En los últimos años la investigación sobre actitudes ambientales ha sido uno de los campos más fructíferos, desde el cual se han aportado importantes contribuciones teóricas generales a la comprensión de la formación y de las funciones de las actitudes. A tal objeto es necesario analizar dimensiones como potencia, especificidad, ambivalencia y accesibilidad. El estudio de las actitudes ambientales interesa sobre todo por la posible influencia de éstas sobre la conducta humana que afecta a los recursos naturales y a la calidad del medio, acción humana que es la causa directa o indirecta de una gran cantidad de problemáticas ambientales. De esta forma, el reto que plantea la promoción de estilos de vida más proambientales está en buscar la conexión en un moddo eficiente que incorpore factores como la norma social, los valores, las actitudes, las creencias, el contexto y la conducta.

Abstract

Important general theoretical contributions to the understanding of attitude formation and functions have been made by studies carried out in the field of environmental attitudes. Research in this area, which takes into account features such as strength, specificity, ambivalence and accessibility, has made it one of the most productive in recent years, especially given the direct or indirect effect environmental attitudes may have on human behaviour in relation to the conservation of natural resources and environmental quality.

Thus, promoting pro-environmental lifestyles involves a challenge to search for an efficient model in which features such as social norms, values, attitudes, beliefs, context and behaviour are taken into consideration.

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