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Korean Society of Leisure, Recreation & Park
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Korean Journal of Leisure, Recreation & Park - Vol. 50, No. 3, pp.163-174
ISSN: 1598-0413 (Print)
Print publication date 30 Sep 2026
Received 18 Aug 2026 Revised 08 Sep 2026 Accepted 15 Sep 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26446/kjlrp.2026.9.50.3.163

스쿠버다이빙 참여자의 기후변화 위험인식이 환경태도 및 친환경행동에 미치는 영향

장은수1 ; 오경아2
1숭실대학교 박사과정
2숭실대학교 교수
The Effects of Climate Change Risk Perception on Environmental Attitudes and Pro-Environmental Behavior among Scuba Diving Participants
Jang, Eun-Soo1 ; Oh, Kyung-A2
1Soongsil University
2Soongsil University

Correspondence to: Oh, Kyung-A E-mail: oka99@ssu.ac.kr

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of climate change risk perception on environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behavior, and the effects of environmental attitudes on pro-environmental behavior among scuba diving participants. Data were collected through an online survey of adult scuba diving participants from July to August 2026. Of 166 responses, 161 valid responses were analyzed using SPSS 29.0 through frequency, exploratory factor, reliability, correlation, simple regression, and multiple regression analyses. The results were as follows. First, climate change risk perception had a significant positive effect on ecocentric environmental attitudes, but not on anthropocentric environmental attitudes. Second, climate change risk perception had significant positive effects on environmental citizenship and conservation lifestyle behaviors, but not on social environmentalism and nature conservation behavior. Third, evnironmental attitudes had significant positive effects on environmental citizenship, but not on the combined social environmentalism and nature conservation behavior factor or conservation lifestyle behaviors. These findings suggest that climate change risk perception and environmental attitudes do not uniformly affect dimensions of pro-environmental behavior among scuba diving participants. Climate change risk perception was particularly associated with ecocentric environmental attitudes and environmental citizenship. These findings highlight the need for environmental education and practical opportunities to promote pro-environmental behavior in nature-based leisure sports. Future research should examine these relationships across various nature-based leisure sports and identify factors that facilitate actual pro-environmental behavior.

Keywords:

scuba diving, climate change risk perception, environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behavior

키워드:

스쿠버다이빙, 기후변화 위험인식, 환경태도, 친환경행동

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