Environmental Awareness (EA), Awareness of General Consequence (AC), and Pro-Environmental Behaviors (EB) Among College Students

Authors

  • Lea C. Garcia Faculty, University of the Philippines Rural High School, UPLB, CAS, College, Laguna,Philippines
  • Maria Lourdes C. Aguirre Faculty, University of Perpetual Help System DALTA-System Las Piñas Campus, Philippines
  • Elvis A. Galasinao Jr. Faculty, University of the Philippines Rural High School, UPLB, CAS, College, Laguna,Philippines

Keywords:

awareness of consequence, correlation, environmental issue, pro-environmental behavior, student’s awareness

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine college students' environmental characteristics. It also aimed to find out the relationship between EA and AC, EA and EB, and, EB and AC. Using a Likert scale survey questionnaire administered to 266 Environmental Science students, descriptive analysis showed that the general population indicates a “fair level” of EA for seven (7) items, a “strongly agree” stand for  five (5) items for (AC) and a practice of  pro-environmental behaviors (EB) as “sometimes” for nine (9) items. Using Spearman-rho for nonparametric correlation, results showed that EA is positively correlated with AC, EA is positively correlated with EB, and AC is positively correlated with EB. With a “fair level of awareness,” presence of “moderately agree” and “neutral” stand for AC, and “sometimes” for practice of EB, there is a need for a continuous environmental education and creation of some school programs to increase awareness.

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2020-06-03

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C. Garcia, L. ., C. Aguirre, M. L. ., & A. Galasinao Jr., E. . (2020). Environmental Awareness (EA), Awareness of General Consequence (AC), and Pro-Environmental Behaviors (EB) Among College Students. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 52(1), 124–145. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/11200

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