Fascination and Joy: Emotions Predict Urban Gardeners’ Pro-Pollinator Behaviour

Insects

Monika Egerer¹  Tanja M. Straka¹  Alexandra Moormann²  Ulrike Sturm² 

[1] Institute of Ecology, Technische Universität Berlin (TU), Rothenburgstraße 12, 12165 Berlin, Germany;Museum für Naturkunde—Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany;

关键词: human-nature relationship;    pollinator;    nature conservation;    socio-psychological factors;    emotions;    citizen science;   

DOI  :  10.3390/insects12090785

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The conservation of pollinators requires social understanding to catalyse restoration action. Citizen science (CS) is discussed as a way to promote interest and action for pollinating insects. Yet, the drivers behind pro-pollinator behaviour are largely unclear, especially in urban areas. To better understand public engagement in pollinator conservation, we studied urban community gardeners’ identity, nature-relatedness, emotions, and attitudes toward pollinators and their intentions to get involved in pro-pollinator behaviour in their gardening practice. We surveyed community gardeners in Berlin and Munich, Germany, some of which were participating in a citizen science project. In this scientific study, we created four different sets of generalized linear models to analyse how the gardeners’ pro-pollinator behaviour intentions and behaviour were explained by socio-psychological factors. The responses of 111 gardeners revealed that gardeners that were fascinated by pollinators, held positive attitudes and felt joy about seeing pollinators reported intentions to protect or support pollinators, suggesting that fascination and joy can be harnessed for research and conservation on pollinators. Similarly, joy about seeing pollinators predicted participation in the CS project. We believe that CS may represent a pathway through which urban residents may become key actors in conservation projects within their nearby greenspaces.

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