A Causal Analysis for the Determinants of Forest Volunteer Activities

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of place attachment and concerns about community in the prediction of forest volunteer activities based on the social psychological perspective. A structural equation model is applied to estimate these effects to use the questionnaire data about forest volunteer from 1500 residents in six prefectures. The proposed model demonstrates the importance of place attachment, concerns about community and commitment to the community in the prediction of forest volunteer activities and these promote the social norm and perceived behavioral control. The implications of the findings for promoting forest volunteer activities are discussed.