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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Environmental Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1476308
This article is part of the Research Topic Place and Identity in a Changing World View all 6 articles

Exploring the Role of Place Attachment in Shaping Sustainable Behaviors towards Marine Cultural Heritage: A Case Study of Dongmen Village in Fujian Province, China

Provisionally accepted
Wenchao Cai Wenchao Cai 1Zhangwen Shu Zhangwen Shu 2*Yisi Liu Yisi Liu 3
  • 1 Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
  • 2 Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
  • 3 Xi'an Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeology, Xi'an, China

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    Local residents' sustainable behaviors associated with cultural heritage are of paramount importance, however the complexities involved are yet to be disentangled. In this study, the concept of the sustainability of residents' cultural heritage behaviors based on the theory of place attachment is investigated, with a particular focus on religion-related components, using the case of Dongmen village in Fujian Province, China. An attempt is made to answer how residents' place attachment affects the sustainability behavior of cultural heritage construction and homebuilding. Based on the theory of place attachment, the sustainability of cultural heritage behavior from the perspective of local residents is employed. It is evident that the residents of Dongmen village make use of local knowledge and indigenous resources, and they proactively use associations of the elderly, faith groups, family networks, and overseas relationships. The results of this research show that the sustainable behaviors of Dongmen village residents toward cultural heritage construction are influenced by their feelings of place attachment, which subsequently influence homeland construction actions that, in turn, shape person-place relationships.

    Keywords: Place Attachment1, sustainable behavior2, Faith Groups3, Cultural Heritage Construction4, emotions5

    Received: 05 Aug 2024; Accepted: 03 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Cai, Shu and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Zhangwen Shu, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650092, Yunnan Province, China

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