Gratitude for, and regret toward, nature: Relationships to proenvironmental intent of university students from Japan

• Takashi Naito

  Ochanomizu University

• Tomoko Matsuda

  Ochanomizu University

• Pachongchit Intasuwan

  Srinakahrinwirot University

• Wiladlak Chuawanlee

  Srinakahrinwirot University

• Supaporn Thanachanan

  Srinakahrinwirot University

• Jarun Ounthitiwat

  Srinakahrinwirot University

• Meiko Fukushima

  Sakushin Gakuin University

With university students from Japan as participants, the current study was undertaken to examine the hypothesis that gratitude for and/or regret toward nature positively relate to proenvironmental intent. On the basis of preliminary studies, we constructed a questionnaire containing scales aimed at measuring gratitude, regret, and general feelings or impressions about nature, as well as a scale of proenvironmental intent, which was adapted from frequently-used scales of proenvironmental attitude. The partial regression coefficients of gratitude and regret on proenvironmental intent when general feelings towards nature were controlled suggested that only regret had a significant partial correlation with proenvironmental intent. A complementary study using scenarios about environmental behaviors confirmed the significant contribution of regret toward nature to proenvironmental intent in Japanese students.

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