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Environmental quality strongly depends on the human behavior patterns. University students as a part of the young people of the community endure the burden of the past and current carelessness towards the environment. At the same time, they are the significant people who gain technical knowledge essential for advancing suitable solutions to change...
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... information in Table 3, the average proenvironmental behavior of undergraduate and postgraduate students is 18.03 and 18.97, respectively. This indicates that the average pro-environmental behavior of postgraduate students is higher than the undergraduate level. The result of t-test reveals that this difference is also statistically significant. Fig. 3 demonstrates that the findings of SEM on the determinants of students' pro-environmental behavior. As seen in this figure, environmental attitude (b ¼ 0.29, p < 0.01) and self-efficacy (b ¼ 0.23, p < 0.01) have positive and significant effects on the students' pro-environmental behavior. However, response cost (b ¼ À0.11, p < 0.01) and ...
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... cost (b ¼ À0.11, p < 0.01) and rewards (b ¼ À0.13, p < 0.01) have significant but negative influences on the pro-environmental behavior. Moreover, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards indirectly affect students' pro-environmental behavior through environmental attitude (b ¼ À0.51, p < 0.01) and response costs (b ¼ 0.19, p < 0.01). Also, based on Fig. 3, it can be seen that the response efficacy indirectly has positive and significant influence on the students' pro-environmental behavior through self-efficacy structure (b ¼ 0.54, p < 0.01). Overall, the model (Fig. 3) could explain a considerable portion of variance in pro-environment behavior (R 2 ¼ ...
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... behavior through environmental attitude (b ¼ À0.51, p < 0.01) and response costs (b ¼ 0.19, p < 0.01). Also, based on Fig. 3, it can be seen that the response efficacy indirectly has positive and significant influence on the students' pro-environmental behavior through self-efficacy structure (b ¼ 0.54, p < 0.01). Overall, the model (Fig. 3) could explain a considerable portion of variance in pro-environment behavior (R 2 ¼ ...
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... information in Table 3, the average proenvironmental behavior of undergraduate and postgraduate students is 18.03 and 18.97, respectively. This indicates that the average pro-environmental behavior of postgraduate students is higher than the undergraduate level. The result of t-test reveals that this difference is also statistically significant. Fig. 3 demonstrates that the findings of SEM on the determinants of students' pro-environmental behavior. As seen in this figure, environmental attitude (b ¼ 0.29, p < 0.01) and self-efficacy (b ¼ 0.23, p < 0.01) have positive and significant effects on the students' pro-environmental behavior. However, response cost (b ¼ À0.11, p < 0.01) and ...
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... cost (b ¼ À0.11, p < 0.01) and rewards (b ¼ À0.13, p < 0.01) have significant but negative influences on the pro-environmental behavior. Moreover, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards indirectly affect students' pro-environmental behavior through environmental attitude (b ¼ À0.51, p < 0.01) and response costs (b ¼ 0.19, p < 0.01). Also, based on Fig. 3, it can be seen that the response efficacy indirectly has positive and significant influence on the students' pro-environmental behavior through self-efficacy structure (b ¼ 0.54, p < 0.01). Overall, the model (Fig. 3) could explain a considerable portion of variance in pro-environment behavior (R 2 ¼ ...
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... behavior through environmental attitude (b ¼ À0.51, p < 0.01) and response costs (b ¼ 0.19, p < 0.01). Also, based on Fig. 3, it can be seen that the response efficacy indirectly has positive and significant influence on the students' pro-environmental behavior through self-efficacy structure (b ¼ 0.54, p < 0.01). Overall, the model (Fig. 3) could explain a considerable portion of variance in pro-environment behavior (R 2 ¼ ...
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... It is necessary that they are shaped by basic and higher education in which environmental topics are integrated. On the other hand, a number of specialised competences are proposed for civil engineering, among which are those related to environmental issues, such as assessing the environmental and social impacts of construction works and proposing solutions that contribute to sustainable development [20]. ...
... On the other hand, a study of environmental practices in higher education has shown that a combination of a "vertical" approach and public participation is needed to sustain environmental management system practices, and bureaucracy is a major obstacle [20]. If environmental topics are not provided in the curricula, motivation for environmental management practices should be initiated by the participants of the educational process: dean's offices, lecturers and students. ...
The aim of the research is to analyze the elements of environmental education in the process of teaching university students, and the level of environmental culture of students, to examine the relationship between environmental values and environmental responsibility. The obtained results show that students of civil engineering training have a medium level of environmental knowledge and skills, and proenvironmental attitudes and values are strongly expressed. Regarding the environmental orientation of teaching, the pedagogical and didactic areas were rated at a medium level, while the organizational area related to the curriculum was rated at a high level. Consequently, it is necessary to clearly specify environmental training in the curricula and study programmes of higher education institutions. The results of our study confirmed a positive correlation between environmental values and environmental responsibility. Respondents who believed that the effective functioning of society and the survival of mankind are inextricably linked to environmental protection demonstrated a greater degree of personal responsibility.
... The threats posed by environmental problems are a constant reminder for humans to reexamine their relationship with nature and reduce damage to their homes by practicing PEBs (Shafiei & Maleksaeidi, 2020). National parks and PAs in China are typical areas that are earmarked for biodiversity conservation and are also the most ecologically fragile areas; therefore, it is essential to study the PEBs of farmers in PAs. ...
Protected areas (PAs) are key areas for biodiversity conservation, and at the saµe tiµe they are also ecologically fragile areas. Therefore, proµoting farµers around PAs to practice pro−environµental behaviors (PEBs) in agroforestry production, resource utilization and biodiversity conservation is an effective way to help rural revitalization, and it is also an inevitable choice to protect the ecological environµent. Also a critical topic in global studies on environµental issues. This paper aiµed to deterµine whether the behavioral choices of farµers around PAs in China were influenced by social preferences. This study used factor analysis to categorize PEBs into both public and private spheres. A coµbination of cluster saµpling and randoµ saµpling was used to deterµine the respondents in each village. Additionally an intercept regression µodel was used to estiµate the effect of social preferences on different doµains of PEBs of farµers in the PAs. And further subgroup analysis was done for different age and different incoµe. The results show that (i) altruistic preferences, institutional trust, and interpersonal trust proµote the iµpleµentation of PEBs in both the public and private spheres, and that altruistic preferences and institutional trust have a stronger influence on PEBs in the private sphere. (ii) Froµ the perspective of incoµe disparity, altruistic preferences and institutional trust have µore significant incentive effects on the PEBs of households in the higher−incoµe group, and interpersonal trust has a stronger proµotional effect on the PEBs of faµilies in the lower−incoµe group. (iii) Froµ the perspective of generational differences, altruistic preference and institutional trust have a µore pronounced incentive effect on the PEBs of faµilies in the younger age group, and interpersonal trust has a stronger proµotional effect on the PEBs of faµilies in the older age group. Therefore, good social norµs should be established to stiµulate the altruistic culture of “love” and “benevolence” to precisely strengthen the awareness and responsibility of farµers to ensure environµental protection and biodiversity conservation.
... Sustainable attitudes, knowledge and behaviours amongst university students are all found to be more favourable than those amongst the general public (Kirby and Zwickle, 2021). In order to motivate university students' sustainable behaviours, the environmental attitudes, self-efficacy perceptions and sustainable behaviour perceptions that social media brings to them are essential (Shafiei and Maleksaeidi, 2020). In addition, pro-environmental education courses provided by universities also provide university students with environmental knowledge and actively and effectively promote their engagement in sustainable behaviours (Janmaimool and Khajohnmanee, 2019). ...
Purpose
The use of social media for sustainable information is important since it has the potential to influence people’s intentions and behaviour towards sustainability. As previous studies on social media and sustainable development have primarily focussed on Western viewpoints, this study presents a comprehensive Asian perspective by investigating the impact of social media on sustainable intention and behaviour amongst Malaysian and Indonesian undergraduate university students.
Design/methodology/approach
A campus-wide online survey was conducted with 953 students from Malaysia and Indonesia. The researchers collected data through an online questionnaire and a two-week quantitative survey of undergraduate students in Malaysia and Indonesia. Quantitative data were analysed by SmartPLS software and comparative studies were conducted.
Findings
The result of the survey indicated that Facebook and Instagram were mainly used by Malaysian students to obtain and communicate about sustainability information, whilst Instagram was mainly used by Indonesian students. The findings also discovered that social media usage and social media effectiveness and usefulness are statistically significant predictors of sustainable intention amongst the students in Malaysia and Indonesia. Sustainable intention is also a statistically significant predictor of sustainable behaviour amongst the students. Additionally, this study also found that Malaysian students appeared to have a high level of the effect of sustainable intention on sustainable behaviour and the effect of the effectiveness and usefulness of social media to sustainable intention compared to Indonesian students. On the contrary, their use of social media related to sustainable behaviour was relatively low compared to Indonesian students.
Originality/value
Overall, the findings can contribute to the presently scant empirical works that focus on social media’s influence on sustainability and sustainable development. Furthermore, the findings contribute to the growing body of knowledge related to sustainability communication and sustainable education, particularly in terms of the use of social media in the learning and teaching process. Future research could focus on studying postgraduate students and university students from other Asian countries. Moreover, using qualitative methods like in-depth interviews or focus group discussion and applying other theories might unveil further results.
... Individu yang menerapkan perilaku pro-lingkungan memiliki kesadaran dan secara sukarela melakukannya untuk memperbaiki kerusakan lingkungan (Zhang et al., 2022). Pada level individu yaitu pemuda menjadi kelompok yang mendapatkan perhatian karena dianggap sebagai kelompok yang mau menjalani, mudah beradaptasi, bertanggungjawab, memiliki komitmen kuat menjaga lingkungan (Skeirytė et al., 2022;Yusliza et al., 2020), memiliki persepsi buruk terhadap kerusakan lingkungan (Shafiei & Maleksaeidi, 2020). Kajian tentang pemuda semakin mendapatkan perhatian dan diminati dalam ranah pembangunan dan infrastruktur yang memadai (Servaes, 2020). ...
... Kajian-kajian sebalumnya telah banyak membahas tentang terpaan media, keterhubungan dengan alam, motivasi perlingungan, dan pengetahuan lingkungan sebagai pendorong perilaku pro-lingkungan. Seperti kajian motivasi perlindungan memengaruhi perilaku pro-lingkungan (Bijani et al., 2022;Eylering et al., 2022;Rainear & Christensen, 2017;Shafiei & Maleksaeidi, 2020). Kajian terpaan media terhadap perilaku pro-lingkungan diteliti oleh Gao et al., (2019;Lee & Cho (2019); Maran & Begotti (2021). ...
... Hal ini terlihat pada Tabel 2 memperlihatkan nilai pvalue 0.000 < 0.05 atau H7 diterima. Temuan yang sama berasal Bijani et al., (2022); Rainear & Christensen (2017); Shafiei & Maleksaeidi (2020) juga menemukan pengaruh motivasi perlindungan melalui persepsi keparahan dan efikasi diri memengaruhi perilaku pro-lingkungan. Semakin tinggi motivasi pemuda dengan melihat bahaya sampah plastik sehingga memunculkan keyakinan untuk mengatasinya. ...
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... Environmental attitudes are considered predictors of pro-environmental behaviours (Shafiei;Maleksaeidi, 2020). Results regarding the attitudinal field ( Figure 4) indicated a higher frequency (90.86%) of confirmatory manifestations associated with interest in taking care of the region. ...
... Environmental attitudes are considered predictors of pro-environmental behaviours (Shafiei;Maleksaeidi, 2020). Results regarding the attitudinal field ( Figure 4) indicated a higher frequency (90.86%) of confirmatory manifestations associated with interest in taking care of the region. ...
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... Applied initially to health-related risk behaviors, the Protection Motivation Theory is now widely used in environmental research for tasks such as defining pro-environmental behaviors [48]. Research findings consistently show that self-efficacy and response efficacy are vital in promoting harm-preventive behaviors [46,49,50]. ...
... Additionally, the Self-Efficacy Theory suggests a more measured worldview, proposing that opportunities to experience or witness success can support positive assessments of an individual's capacities for future success, thereby increasing the likelihood of continual positive outcomes [51]. In this regard, Shafiei and Maleksaeidi [48] have found that environmental attitude and self-efficacy positively and significantly affect consumers' pro-environmental behaviors. With this in mind, the following hypothesis was suggested: ...
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... Originally applied to health-related risk behaviors, Protection Motivation Theory is now widely used in environmental research, such as defining pro-environmental behaviors [40]. Research findings consistently show that self-efficacy and response efficacy are key in promoting harmpreventive behaviors [38,41,42]. ...
... Additionally, the Self-Efficacy Theory suggests a more measured worldview, proposing that opportunities to experience or witness success can support positive assessments of an individual's capacities for future success, thereby increasing the likelihood of continual positive outcomes [43]. In this regard, Shafiei and Maleksaeidi [40] have found that environmental attitude and self-efficacy have positive and significant effects on consumers' pro-environmental behaviors. In this regard, the following hypothesis is suggested: ...
Recent research has specifically targeted the decision-making process of eco-friendly individuals, emphasizing the significance of recycling and its impact on sustainability. Our study extends this inquiry by examining the correlation between recycling participation and pro-environmental behavior among consumers, integrating the concepts of self-efficacy, feelings of pride, and social pressure into our analysis. Utilizing Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), we aimed to explore the intricate relationships that underpin these behaviors. Results suggest that self-efficacy and feelings of pride significantly influence individuals' recycling behaviors, highlighting the role of psychological and social factors in promoting environmental sustainability. Interestingly, it was concluded that social pressure did not have the expected moderating effect on increasing consumers' feelings of pride and self-efficacy toward recycling activities.This study not only sheds light on the underlying mechanisms that drive pro-environmental actions but also contributes to understanding sustainability promotion through recycling and offers insights for policymakers and environmental advocates to foster environmental responsibility and behavior change.
