Open AccessEnvironmental Values in the Structure of Student Values
Author(s) -
Elena Mititsina,
Надежда Парфенова,
Anna Bizaeva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/670/1/012032
Subject(s) - social value orientations , psychology , social responsibility , environmental education , natural (archaeology) , social psychology , moral responsibility , public relations , political science , geography , economics , pedagogy , microeconomics , archaeology , law
The study expands ideas of the role of environmental values in environmentally oriented behavior. The work aims to specify the structure of students’ ecological values, their relationship with other types of deals, as well as to analyze the intensity level of students’ environmental values compared to previously published works. An original standardized questionnaire was used to examine environmental values. Factor analysis of the obtained data revealed the structure of values. The ANOVA single-factor dispersion analysis was conducted to identify the effects of environmental matters on environmental behavior orientation. As a result, the students’ environmental costs were structured into three groups – the values of responsibility for the environment, the amount of pragmatic attitude to nature, and the importance of unity with the natural environment (as opposed to material costs well-being). Despite the high level of environmental values among students, their willingness to take personal responsibility for environmental issues is weak. The significant effects of values on behavioral intentions have been found only in terms of the certainty that environmental problems must be addressed at the level of political decisions and social activities. The results point to the need not only to promote environmental values among young people but also to engage them in conservation activities actively.