Identify Affecting Factors on Student’s Environmental Protection Behavior
Journal: International Journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research (Vol.3, No. 1)Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Authors : Maisam Rafe; Bahman Khosravipour; Sayed Ali Moosavi; Maryam Roozbahani;
Page : 55-60
Keywords : Environmental; Behavior; attitudes; Knowledge; Protective behavior;
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify affecting factors on students’ environmental protection behavior (SIPB). Methods: Statistical population of this research consisted of 1480 students in Alborz agricultural technical higher education centers. A stratified random sampling method was used to select 145 student applying Cochran's formula. The main tool to collect data was a researcher made questionnaire that Content validity of the questionnaire was approved, by a panel of experts and Exploratory factor analysis and its reliability, was confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient (a = 0.71- 0.83). Data was analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Results of factor analysis showed that four factors: Environmental attitudes, environmental concerns, knowledge and educational content, explained 50.92 percent of the variance in the Protective behavior variables. Results of correlation analysis indicated a positive statistically significant relationship between Environmental attitudes, environmental concerns, knowledge and educational content.
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