This study examined the role of place attachment in determining visitors’ willingness to engage in climate friendly behavior in parks and support for management actions to minimize climate-change impacts. The sample consisted of visitors to Missouri State Parks ( n = 1775). Place attachment was measured using 12 items of place identity, place dependence, and social bonding. Exploratory factor analysis of climate friendly behavior items revealed two dimensions: Visit based (i.e., short-term, immediate actions individuals could take during their visit) and Big Picture (i.e., advocacy actions that suggest a long-term engagement with parks). A path analysis demonstrated that the dimensions of place attachment predict climate friendly behavior and support for climate friendly management action in different ways. Specifically, place identity increased climate friendly behavior (big picture) and place dependence increased both climate friendly behavior (visit based) and support for climate friendly management action. Findings from this study provided evidence for the importance of place attachment as a means for engaging visitors in climate-related actions both in and beyond the park setting.

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州立公园游客的地方依恋、气候友好行为和对气候友好管理行动的支持

本研究考察了场所依恋在确定游客参与公园气候友好行为的意愿以及支持管理行动以尽量减少气候变化影响方面的作用。样本包括密苏里州立公园的游客 (n = 1775)。使用 12 项地点认同、地点依赖和社会联系来衡量地点依恋。气候友好行为项目的探索性因素分析揭示了两个维度：基于访问（即个人在访问期间可以采取的短期、即时行动）和全局（即表明与公园长期接触的宣传行动）。路径分析表明，地方依恋的维度以不同的方式预测气候友好行为和对气候友好管理行动的支持。具体来说，地方认同增加了气候友好行为（大图）和地方依赖增加了气候友好行为（基于访问）和对气候友好管理行动的支持。这项研究的结果证明了地方依恋作为让游客在公园内外参与气候相关行动的一种手段的重要性。