College students who scored higher on ocean literacy in a survey of 1,206 students were more likely to report stronger pro-environmental behavior and the main psychological bridge ran through a growing sense of marine responsibility while personal values added a second path from knowledge to action
A survey linked ocean knowledge with everyday environmental behavior A Frontiers in Psychology study asked 1,206 university students how much they knew about the ocean, how strongly they felt a duty to protect it, what values they attached to marine life and how often they reported pro-environmental behavior. Students with higher ocean literacy scores also…
