Since the Environmental Movement began, adolescents’ views have been largely ignored in studies of public opinion. The article presents a descriptive analysis of trends in the environmental attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of high school seniors from 1976 to 2005 using data from the Monitoring the Future study. Across a range of indicators, environmental concerns of adolescents show increases during the early 1990s and declines across the remainder of the three decades. Declining trends in reports of personal responsibility for the environment, conservation behaviors, and the belief that resources are scarce are particularly noteworthy. Across all years, findings reveal that youth tended to assign responsibility for the environment to the government and consumers rather than accepting personal responsibility. Recent declines in environmental concerns for this nationally representative sample of youth signal the need for a renewed focus on young people’s views and call for better environmental education and governmental leadership.

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研究青少年环境态度、信念和行为的趋势跨越三个十年

自从环保运动开始以来，青少年的观点在舆论研究中基本上被忽视了。本文使用“监测未来”研究中的数据，对 1976 年至 2005 年高中生的环境态度、信念和行为趋势进行了描述性分析。在一系列指标中，青少年对环境的关注在 1990 年代初期有所增加，而在接下来的三个十年中有所下降。特别值得注意的是，个人对环境、保护行为和资源稀缺的看法的报告呈下降趋势。多年来，调查结果显示，年轻人倾向于将环境责任分配给政府和消费者，而不是接受个人责任。