Are We Creatures of Logic or Emotions? Investigating the Role of Attitudes, Worldviews, Emotions, and Knowledge Gain From Environmental Interpretation on Behavioural Intentions of Park Visitors

Environmental interpretation can improve sustainability by mitigating the negative impacts of nature-based recreation. However, we do not fully understand psychological factors that influence interpretation’s efficacy in changing human behaviours. Specifically, role emotions has been understudied within environmental psychology and This study, therefore, provides further insight into processes driving pro-environmental behavioural intentions among overnight visitors attending personal programs provincial parks Alberta, Canada. In 2018 2019, surveyed 763 attendees events. We used latent variable structural regression modeling to test hypothesized relationships between ecological worldview, attitudes, emotions, As predicted, there were positive worldviews, affective cognitive emotions; these variables knowledge gain positively associated with Findings suggest should focus programming on elements communication, target meaning such as responsibility act, continue transmit knowledge.