Abstract
There are strong evidences linking physical outdoor activity and health benefits; however, little is known about the impact on environmental behaviors. Thus, this study aims to close this gap by investigating the influence of physical outdoor activity on environmental behaviors. A total of 416 surveys were distributed to students in eight public primary schools located near the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park in Taiwan. Findings from the analysis revealed that subjective norms had a more influential effect on environmental behaviors for participants who engaged in physical activity at outdoor parks. In contrast, descriptive norms had a direct predictive impact on environmental behaviors for participants whose main physical activity venue was at the indoor after-school centers. Research results also highlighted attitude as the strongest predictive variable influence on environmental behaviors for children who engaged in physical indoor and outdoor activities.
Highlights
During the period of human development, experiences gained through interactions with the environment can have a significant impact on a person’s perception of the environment [1]
Based on the Social Attribution Theory framework as outlined earlier, this study investigated on the Theory framework as outlined earlier, this studyattitude investigated theBased influence of the children’s physical indoor and outdoor activity on environmental and thebehaviors, influence and of the children’s physical and outdoor activity on environmental how their social normsindoor affect attitude their and behaviors, and how their social norms orwas descriptive norms) affectwith their environmental behaviors
The results indicated that descriptive norms had minimal influence on children who often engaged in physical activities at the outdoor parks, but instead was more influential at indoor after-school centers
Summary
During the period of human development, experiences gained through interactions with the environment can have a significant impact on a person’s perception of the environment [1]. Natural outdoor activity venues for children have become increasingly scarce with rapid urban development. This is evident with the rapid economic development and industrial construction in many emerging industrialized countries, in Asia where production hubs have been established in recent years. There are limited outdoor activity venues for children living in urban areas, which minimizes their physical outdoor activity and subsequently affects their interactions with the natural environment. This phenomenon has contributed to physical inactivity, which is a growing concern to many countries and has been
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