The Role of Place attachment to Pro-environmental behavior among teenager
Julian Amriwijaya, Tb. Zulrizka Iskandar, Achmad Djunaidi, Efi Fitriana,
Faculty of Psychology, University of Padjadjaran
Jln. Raya Bandung-Sumedang Km. 21
Jatinangor, Kab. Sumedang 45363
Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
*julian[at]unpad.ac.id
Abstract
This research was an exploratory study about place attachment and pro-environmental behavior among teenagers. The purpose of this research was to found where are the places that have relevant emotional attachment to pro environmental behavior among teenager. This study also to explore who were the actors in those place that have significant contribution to the place attachment. The study using qualitative research approach on the total number of 375 high school students. An open ended questionnaire was used to explore how the place could have an emotional attachment to their pro environmental behavior. Also to figure out teenager-s perception about contribution of an actors. The data was analyzed using qualitative approach with stages was an early coding, categorization, axial coding and tabulation. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Results showed the place that have significant emotional attachment to pro environmental behavior are home and school. The actor that have significant contribution to place attachment and pro environmental behavior in the home are parents (80%), brother/sister (10%) and housemaid/nanny (10%) and in the school are teachers (60%), peers (40%). This study gave the insight that home and school are still the important place for teenager-s pro environmental behavior.
Keywords: place attachment; pro-environmental behavior; teenagers;psychology
Topic: Environmental Engineering