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DATE: 21/11/2022
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: https://meet.google.com/ahb-dfdr-wur?hs=224
TITLE:
Ecologic affinity of youths with the Atlantic Forest: connectedness to nature, environmental beliefs and future consequences of their actions
KEY WORDS:
Forest beliefs. Atlantic Forest. Ecological identity. Immediacy. Relatedness with nature.
PAGES: 78
BIG AREA: Outra
AREA: Ciências Ambientais
SUMMARY:
To understand environmental beliefs and how people relate and connect with nature allows us to infer whether they have a disposition to pro-environmental behaviors, care about environmental issues and the future consequences of their actions on nature. The Atlantic Forest is a biome whose main causes of deforestation are urban expansion, agribusiness, and property speculation, so it must be restored, considering the conservation of biodiversity, guaranteeing ecosystem services for 70% of the population and combating changes climate. Thus, this work investigates the ecological affinity profile of young people in relation to the Atlantic Forest, in order to understand the environmental beliefs of these young people, their connection with nature and how they perceive the future consequences of their actions. The field research was carried out with 326 young high school students in Eunápolis/BA. Data collection included the application of a socioeconomic questionnaire and four scales: Inclusion with Nature in Self, Connectedness to Nature Scale, Consideration of Future Consequences Scale, and Beliefs about the Forest Scale. These scales were submitted to descriptive and inferential analysis – exploratory factor analysis and similarity structure analysis, in SPSS, Factor, JASP and IRaMuTeQ software. Participants were 326 youth who self-declared as cis/trans male (N = 127; 39.1%), cis/trans female (N = 187; 57.5%) and non-binary (N = 11; 3.4%). The psychometric instruments presented the following measures: Inclusion of Nature in the Self: (M = 4.3; Dp = 1.55; s2 = 2.42); Connectedness to Nature Scale (M = 45.57; SD = 7.55; s2 = 57.08); Consideration of Future Consequences Scale: (CCF-Immediacy: M = 14.55; SD = 4.70; s2 = 22.13; CCF-Future: M = 17.64; SD = 3.26; s2 = 10.66); Beliefs about the Forest Scale (Ecocentric Beliefs: M = 13.32; SD = 2.05; s2 = 4.21); Anthropocentric Beliefs: M = 11.62; SD = 3.97; s2 = 15.76). The youth had more ecocentric than anthropocentric environmental beliefs, feel connected to nature in both cognitive, affective and experiential dimensions, and are aware of the future consequences of their actions on the environment. Therefore, the affinity profile of these young people about the Atlantic Forest is more focused on an ecological profile than a utilitarian one. Youth recognize that this biome is under threat and is important due to its rich biodiversity and must be conserved.
BANKING MEMBERS:
Interno - 1553832 - JORGE ANTONIO SILVA COSTA
Interno - 1782304 - JAILSON SANTOS DE NOVAIS
Externa à Instituição - MARIA INÊS GASPARETTO HIGUCHI - INPA
Externa à Instituição - DANIELE COSTA CUNHA ROSA - UFRR