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Psychological pathways to ocean conservation: a study of marine mammal park visitors

2024-08-01Journal article Open Access
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dc.contributor.authorNeves, João
dc.contributor.authorGiger, Jean-Christophe
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, João
dc.contributor.authorPacheco, Leonor
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Guilherme
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Ana A.
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Inês
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-12T12:25:49Z
dc.date.available2024-11-12T12:25:49Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-01
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the psychological constructs related to ocean conservation among visitors to a marine mammal park in Portugal. A survey was conducted with 335 adult visitors, assessing value orientations, awareness of ocean vulnerability, attribution of responsibility, personal norms, and behavioral intentions towards ocean conservation. The results revealed two distinct attitudinal profiles among the visitors. 'Anthropocentric visitors' prioritize human interests over environmental concerns, along with heightened awareness of the ocean's vulnerability and greater ascription of responsibility to humans for environmental problems. 'Ecocentric visitors' recognize the intrinsic worth of nature, reporting deeper awareness of the consequences of environmental issues on the ocean, more robust personal norms centered on moral obligations towards conservation and higher behavioral intentions to support ocean conservation. Compared to whale-watching tourists from a previous study, the zoo visitors exhibited more polarized anthropocentric and ecocentric profiles, suggesting the whale-watching tourists fell somewhere between the two zoo visitor profiles in their psychological orientations. These contrasting profiles emphasize the heterogeneity in environmental attitudes and highlight the importance of tailoring interventions to resonate with the distinct psychological motivations of different audience segments. Institutions like zoos can play a vital role in shaping public attitudes through targeted communication strategies aligned with visitors' unique value systems and beliefs.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipUIDB/PSI/04345/2020
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jzbg5030031
dc.identifier.issn2673-5636
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/26252
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectTheory
dc.subjectNature-based tourism
dc.subjectZoo
dc.subjectOcean conservation
dc.subjectBehavioral intentions
dc.subjectAnthropocentric values
dc.subjectBiocentric values
dc.subjectMarine conservation
dc.subjectMarine park
dc.titlePsychological pathways to ocean conservation: a study of marine mammal park visitorseng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F04326%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.endPage480
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage465
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
oaire.citation.volume5
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.familyNameGiger
person.givenNameJean-Christophe
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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