Sociodemographic Determinants of Poles’ Attitudes towards the Forest during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID15466709
AuthorsAnna Koprowicz (0000-0002-0905-3585, Akademia Pomorska w Słupsku), Robert Korzeniewicz (0000-0002-4653-9154, University of Life Sciences in Poznań), W Pusz (0000-0003-1531-2739, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences), Marlena Baranowska (0000-0001-9915-3776, University of Life Sciences in Poznań, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue3
Pages1537-1537
Publication date2022-01-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19031537
PMID35162559
OpenAlexW4210608439
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited41

Attitudes towards forest ecosystems have been changing together with human needs, which is amplified with society's increasing need to spend recreation time in the forest. The phenomenon has been particularly visible during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the attitude of Poles to forests during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was based on (1) a sociodemographic background questionnaire that consisted of questions about the independent variables and (2) the LAS scale-an independently prepared tool for measuring attitudes towards the forest. In the survey, 1025 people participated (673 women). The age of the subjects was between 19 and 68. The attitude towards the forest was analysed in three dimensions: Benefits, Involvement, and Fears. The Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance by ranks were used for statistical analysis. Women and people with primary education expressed the most fears connected with going to the forest. Men and people living in the countryside and in small towns, as well as respondents who were professionally active and performing work connected with forests were the most involved in exploring the forest and working for its benefit. Concerning the forest, concerned women, people from the highest age group, respondents with university education, and white-collar workers notice the most benefits from recreational activities in the forest

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Ecosystem · Forest ecology · Geography · Notice · Pandemic · Political science · Recreation · Rural area · Scale (ratio · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Medicine · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Ecology

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