Examining Millennials’ Global Citizenship Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions to Engage in Environmental Volunteering

Volunteering for nature conservation has become an important resource in solving local environmental problems of global importance. The study at hand assessed how well millennials’ global citizenship attitudes explain their behavioral intentions to engage in volunteer projects, as well as how prior...

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Published in:Sustainability 2019, Vol.11 (8), p.2324
Main Authors: Woosnam, Kyle M., Strzelecka, Marianna, Nisbett, Gwendelyn S., Keith, Samuel J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altruism
Attitudes
Behavior
behavioral intentions
Biodiversity
Citizenship
Community
Conservation
Economy
Ekonomi
Environmental economics
Environmental impact
Environmental management
Environmental restoration
environmental volunteering
global citizenship attitudes
Millennials
Motivation
Nature conservation
prior volunteer experience
Social interaction
Sustainability
Volunteers
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Summary:Volunteering for nature conservation has become an important resource in solving local environmental problems of global importance. The study at hand assessed how well millennials’ global citizenship attitudes explain their behavioral intentions to engage in volunteer projects, as well as how prior experience of volunteering in environmental projects affects millennials’ global citizenship attitudes. Those who reported past participation in this type of volunteer experience were generally more inclined to partake in future environmental volunteering than those without prior experience. Likewise, for those with prior experience, global citizen factors played a greater role in intentions to experience environmental volunteering. This study makes valuable contributions to the literature surrounding nature conservation, as it illustrates that millennials’ global citizenship attitudes predict participation in environmental volunteering. This work concludes with insights concerning what programs (that provide millennials with opportunities to fulfill environmental duties associated with their global environmental citizenship) can do to provide a more valuable experience for young volunteers.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11082324