Environmental awareness: an empirical study of the predictive capacity of psychographic and sociodemographic variables
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https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2021.003.0039Keywords:
Environmental Concern, Perceived Effectiveness, Environmental Education, Ecological Altruism, Political ActivismAbstract
This article aimed to identify the environmental awareness of a sample of the population of Mato Grosso do Sul, through psychographic and socio-demographic variables. The theoretical concepts were tested in a significant sample of 844 teachers and students from a Brazilian university, using statistical techniques of multiple linear regression to be able to explain the relationship of the latent variable of environmental awareness, with the other explanatory variables, considering its intensity predictive. The results showed that there are significant differences in environmental awareness among the groups evaluated. It was highlighted that the psychographic variable effectiveness perceived by the environment has a greater power to explain environmental awareness. Sociodemographic variables indicate that those over the age of 24 and teachers report greater environmental awareness. There are no significant differences in terms of family income. The study presents its academic value for portraying the environmental behaviors of a portion of the population, being able to collaborate with other research and indicate actions to improve environmental perception.
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