This study investigates the relationship between the socio-demographic characteristics of a sample of resident households and their behaviour towards environmental problems at Thetsane Industrial (TI) area, Lesotho. Using Logistic Regression Model and Descriptive Statistics on the set of data collected from a sample of 88 households in the TI area, the paper estimates factors that influence peo...

This research examined how people resolve inconsistencies between their pro-environmental attitudes and their counter-environmental actions. Using the action-based model and self-determination theory, we hypothesized that people use either behaviour modification (BM; e.g., counter-balancing the impact of counter-environmental actions) or cognitive restructuring (CR; e.g., trivializing pro-envir...

Views of nature are part of human world views, and take part in defining the way people perceive themselves in relation to the natural environment, i.e. views of nature influence their environmental ethics. It is hypothesised in this paper that a deep emotional bond with nature positively influences a person’s environmental awareness. The thesis investigates if this hypothesis can be maintained...

Chromatin regulation plays an important role in brain development and the generation of phenotypic diversity. In this issue of Neuron, Jakobsson et al. find that disruption in neurons of KAP1, a key component of transcriptional repressor complexes in the brain, results in increased anxiety-like behavior and sensitivity to stress.

BACKGROUND The Alabama Child Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) is a multi-source and multi-method instrument created to assess the most relevant parenting practices from a bidirectional perspective. Despite its advantages, the APQ has not been validated with a Spanish population. The objective of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties and factor structure of the APQ, child self-repor...

Background: The new wave of nosocomial infections arising from various medical settings as well as other related environment has been of much concern for some time. The fact that blood and other fluids from patients are becoming increasingly hazardous to those who provide care for them had become of great concern to public health professionals the world over. This study was conducted to assess ...

BACKGROUND The study explored the genetic and environmental risk factors for both the behaviours and attitudes characteristic of disordered eating. METHODS In three waves of data collection, information was collected from female twins regarding their eating and attitudes towards eating, weight and shape. The first assessment consisted of a self-report questionnaire (1988-9) with 1682 women. T...

A Single-Use Carrier Bag Charge (SUCBC) requires bags to be sold for a small fee, instead of free of charge. SUCBCs may produce ‘spillover’ effects, where other pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours could increase or decrease. We investigate the 2011 Welsh SUCBC, and whether spillover occurs in other behaviours and attitudes. Using the Understanding Society Survey (n 1⁄4 17,636), results s...