Physical activity and climate change attitudes.

摘要: Climate change has impacted people, communities, and industries around the world, including sport physical activity. Drawing from Stern’s (J Soc Issues 56(3):407–424, 2000) value-belief-norm theory, which focuses on identifying predictors of environmentally significant behavior, purpose this study was to explore degree activity participation is associated with pro-environmental attitudes. The authors collected data at county level in USA (N = 3136), accessing publicly available a variety sources. They also controlled for potential alternative explanations, percent population living rural setting, age 65 or older, that female, non-Hispanic White, college greater, voted Democrat 2016 Presidential election. Results indicate positively people’s belief climate personally affects them. These beliefs were, turn, new policies are needed address change. discuss contributions theory practice.