Korean J Adult Nurs.  2011 Dec;23(6):527-542.

Pro-environmental Health Behavior: A Concept Analysis

• Kim HK

Abstract

PURPOSE
This paper is a report of an analysis of the concept of pro-environmental health behavior.
METHODS
Rodgers' method of evolutionary concept analysis was used to analyze the concept. A literature search using keywords 'pro-environmental health behavior, 'environmental health behavior', and 'eco-friendly health behavior' was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, PsychINFO, and RISS and utilizing the results published from 1983 to 2011. Database and bibliographic searches yielded 84 records.
RESULTS
Four critical attributes of pro-environmental health behavior were identified as 'prevention and protection', 'internal process', 'altruism', and 'alternative'. Antecedents to pro-environmental health behavior were climate change, environmental pollution, and health risk. The consequences of pro-environmental health behavior were individual and social behavioral changes.
CONCLUSION
The concept of pro-environmental health behavior developed in this project may offer information to be considered as the concept is further develop and efforts are made to measure the attributes of pro-environmental health behavior.

MeSH Terms

Climate Change
Environmental Pollution
Health Behavior
Social Behavior