Abstract

In the past decades, zoos have increasingly developed into conservation and education centers and today make an important contribution to environmental education. In this context, this study investigated which factors influence attitudes towards species conservation. The variables examined were gender, age, the number of visits to zoos in the last 12 months, perception of zoos, interest in animals and the country where the survey was conducted. A total of 3347 participants in seven different countries were surveyed. In the hierarchical multiple regression, it was found that all the variables examined were significant influencing factors with exception of gender. A mediator analysis provided evidence that the number of visits to zoos, in addition to the direct effect on attitudes towards species conservation, also has a relevant indirect effect with interest in animals as mediators. Significant differences in attitudes towards species conservation were found between some of the countries studied, but only with a small effect sizes.

摘要

在过去的几十年里，动物园越来越多地发展成为保护和教育中心，今天为环境教育做出了重要贡献。在此背景下，本研究调查了哪些因素会影响对物种保护的态度。检查的变量包括性别、年龄、过去 12 个月内参观动物园的次数、对动物园的看法、对动物的兴趣以及进行调查的国家/地区。共有来自七个不同国家的 3347 名参与者接受了调查。在层次多元回归中发现，除性别外，所有考察的变量均为显着影响因素。中介分析提供的证据表明，除了对物种保护态度的直接影响之外，参观动物园的次数，还具有相关的间接影响，对作为中介的动物感兴趣。在所研究的一些国家之间发现对物种保护的态度存在显着差异，但只有很小的影响。