INTRODUCTION Organized activities practiced in adolescence are known to foster positive development, including active citizenship. Active citizenship encompasses a wide range of behaviors, one of them being pro-environmental behaviors. Few studies focused on the developmental factors that may predict these behaviors in adults, despite their crucial role in counteracting the current climate crisis. However, prior research showed that attitudes were typically major predictors of behaviors. This study thus tested a model that posited participation in organized activities in adolescence as a predictor of pro-environmental attitudes in emerging adulthood and these attitudes as a predictor of pro-environmental behaviors in adulthood. METHODS Three hundred twenty-one participants (61% girls) from Quebec (Canada) completed all time points across a 17-year period. Participants self-reported their participation in organized activities (sports, cultural, prosocial) from ages 14 to 17, pro-environmental attitudes, from ages 18 to 22, and pro-environmental behaviors, at age 30. RESULTS Results revealed that pro-environmental attitudes mediate the relationship between adolescent participation in cultural activities and pro-environmental behaviors in adulthood. Practicing sporting or prosocial activities in adolescence did not predict stronger pro-environmental attitudes or behaviors. Interestingly, pro-environmental attitudes consistently predicted pro-environmental behaviors later in life. CONCLUSIONS These findings and prior research suggest that participation in cultural activities may provide a space to discuss, imagine change, and cultivate sensitivity towards nature. This may contribute to the development of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors later in life.

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青春期有组织的活动和成年期的亲环境行为：亲环境态度的中介作用。

简介 众所周知，在青春期进行的有组织的活动可以促进积极的发展，包括积极的公民身份。积极的公民身份包括范围广泛的行为，其中之一是亲环境行为。很少有研究关注可能预测成年人这些行为的发育因素，尽管它们在应对当前的气候危机中起着至关重要的作用。然而，先前的研究表明，态度通常是行为的主要预测因素。因此，本研究测试了一个模型，该模型将青春期参与有组织的活动作为成年期亲环境态度的预测指标，并将这些态度作为成年期亲环境行为的预测指标。方法 来自魁北克（加拿大）的 321 名参与者（61% 为女孩）完成了 17 年期间的所有时间点。参与者自我报告了他们在 14 至 17 岁时参与有组织的活动（体育、文化、亲社会），在 18 岁至 22 岁时有亲环境态度，在 30 岁时有亲环境行为。 结果 结果表明，亲环境态度调节青少年参与文化活动与成年后的环保行为之间的关系。在青春期进行体育或亲社会活动并不能预示更强的亲环境态度或行为。有趣的是，亲环境态度一致地预测了以后生活中的亲环境行为。结论 这些发现和之前的研究表明，参与文化活动可以提供一个空间来讨论、想象变化和培养对自然的敏感性。这可能有助于在以后的生活中形成亲环境的态度和行为。