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The ecological significance of the overview effect: Environmental attitudes and behaviours in astronauts
Journal of Environmental Psychology ( IF 7.649 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101454
Anaïs Voski

Abstract The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the previously underexplored ecological dimension of the overview effect phenomenon – the cognitive shift in awareness experienced by astronauts as a result of seeing Earth from outer space – and to identify and describe its defining features. Based on 14 semi-structured interviews with astronauts, this study applied interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) and utilized the Environmental Attitudes Inventory (EAI) measures to qualitatively demonstrate that the overview effect contains an unanticipated and distinguishable ecological significance that has the ability to markedly influence post-spaceflight environmental attitudes and behaviours (EABs), resulting in a new level of environmental awareness and consciousness in astronauts. This study also qualitatively mapped the breadth and depth of participants' present EABs, contributing first-time observations on attitudes towards specific ecological issues and behaviours pertaining to environmental movement activism and personal conservation practices. The potential utility of the phenomenon's ability to more broadly increase environmental awareness and concern is underexplored but promising. Further research to expand on this study's findings, as well as the purposive and strategic application of astronauts in national and international environmental communication and engagement initiatives, is suggested.

中文翻译:

概述效应的生态意义:宇航员的环境态度和行为

摘要 这项探索性研究的目的是调查之前未充分探索的概览效应现象的生态维度——宇航员从外太空看到地球所经历的意识认知转变——并确定和描述其定义特征。本研究基于对宇航员的 14 次半结构化访谈,应用解释性现象学分析 (IPA) 并利用环境态度量表 (EAI) 测量,定性地证明概览效应包含不可预期且可区分的生态意义,具有显着影响的能力太空飞行后的环境态度和行为 (EAB),导致宇航员的环境意识和意识达到新的水平。这项研究还定性地绘制了参与者当前 EAB 的广度和深度,对与环境运动激进主义和个人保护实践有关的特定生态问题和行为的态度做出了首次观察。这种现象在更广泛地提高环境意识和关注方面的潜在效用尚未得到充分探索,但很有希望。建议进一步研究以扩展本研究的结果,以及宇航员在国家和国际环境交流和参与倡议中的目的性和战略性应用。对与环境运动激进主义和个人保护实践有关的特定生态问题和行为的态度做出首次观察。这种现象在更广泛地提高环境意识和关注方面的潜在效用尚未得到充分探索,但很有希望。建议进一步研究以扩展本研究的结果,以及宇航员在国家和国际环境交流和参与倡议中的目的性和战略性应用。对与环境运动激进主义和个人保护实践有关的特定生态问题和行为的态度做出首次观察。这种现象在更广泛地提高环境意识和关注方面的潜在效用尚未得到充分探索,但很有希望。建议进一步研究以扩展本研究的结果,以及宇航员在国家和国际环境交流和参与倡议中的目的性和战略性应用。
更新日期:2020-08-01
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