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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 206–219 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | BioScience |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2023 |
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Keywords
- attitudes, citizen science, conservation, cross-lagged panel analyses, wildlife
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In: BioScience, Vol. 73, No. 3, 03.2023, p. 206–219.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Attitudes toward Engagement in Citizen Science Increase Self-Related, Ecology-Related, and Motivation-Related Outcomes in an Urban Wildlife Project
AU - Greving, Hannah
AU - Bruckermann, Till
AU - Schumann, Anke
AU - Stillfried, Milena
AU - Börner, Konstantin
AU - Hagen, Robert
AU - Kimmig, Sophia
AU - Brandt, Miriam
AU - Kimmerle, Joachim
N1 - This work was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research under grants no. 01|O1725, no. 01|O1727, and no. 01|O1728. The funding source was neither involved in the conduction of the research nor the preparation of the article.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Citizen science projects are crucial for engaging citizens in conservation efforts. Although attitudes toward engagement in citizen science were mostly considered an outcome of citizen science participation, citizens may also have a certain attitude toward engagement in citizen science when starting with a citizen science project. Moreover, there is a lack of citizen science studies that consider changes over longer periods of time. Therefore, in this research, we present two-wave data from four field studies of a citizen science project about urban wildlife ecology using cross-lagged panel analyses. We investigated the influence of attitudes toward engagement in citizen science on self-related, ecology-related, and motivation-related outcomes. We found that positive attitudes toward engagement in citizen science at the beginning of the project had positive influences on the participants’ psychological ownership and pride in their participation, their attitudes toward and enthusiasm about wildlife, and their internal and external motivation 2 months later. We discuss the implications for citizen science research and practice.
AB - Citizen science projects are crucial for engaging citizens in conservation efforts. Although attitudes toward engagement in citizen science were mostly considered an outcome of citizen science participation, citizens may also have a certain attitude toward engagement in citizen science when starting with a citizen science project. Moreover, there is a lack of citizen science studies that consider changes over longer periods of time. Therefore, in this research, we present two-wave data from four field studies of a citizen science project about urban wildlife ecology using cross-lagged panel analyses. We investigated the influence of attitudes toward engagement in citizen science on self-related, ecology-related, and motivation-related outcomes. We found that positive attitudes toward engagement in citizen science at the beginning of the project had positive influences on the participants’ psychological ownership and pride in their participation, their attitudes toward and enthusiasm about wildlife, and their internal and external motivation 2 months later. We discuss the implications for citizen science research and practice.
KW - attitudes
KW - citizen science
KW - conservation
KW - cross-lagged panel analyses
KW - wildlife
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U2 - 10.1093/biosci/biad003
DO - 10.1093/biosci/biad003
M3 - Article
VL - 73
SP - 206
EP - 219
JO - BioScience
JF - BioScience
SN - 0006-3568
IS - 3
ER -