Is there a relationship between environmental knowledge and pro-environmental behaviour The case of a Greek island

V. Brinia, V. Thomaidi, A. Androutsos, Paraskevi Psoni
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The present study assesses environmental knowledge (EK) and pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) levels and investigates whether EK influences eventual PEB. At the same time, the paper examines how the aforementioned variables are influenced by demographics. For this reason, a case-study through quantitative research was conducted, through the use of questionnaires completed by a sample of 253 adults, permanent residents of Lesvos Island in Greece. Findings showed that the level of adults' EK was moderate, while the PEB level ranged from moderate to slightly positive. Apart from gender, all examined demographics seemed to influence EK and PEB levels; whereas PEB was found to be, to a limited extent, positively dependent on EK. The survey constitutes a pilot study which can constitute a valuable model-tool at an international level for future researchers as well as for environmental education practitioners who wish to introduce effective environmental training programs at all levels of formal education.
环境知识和亲环境行为之间是否存在关系?希腊岛屿的案例
本研究评估环境知识(EK)和亲环境行为(PEB)水平,并调查EK是否影响最终的PEB。同时,本文考察了上述变量如何受到人口统计数据的影响。为此,通过定量研究进行了个案研究,通过使用由希腊莱斯沃斯岛永久居民253名成年人完成的问卷调查。结果显示,成人EK水平为中度,PEB水平为中度至轻度阳性。除性别外,所有调查的人口统计数据似乎都影响EK和PEB水平;而PEB在有限程度上与EK呈正相关。该调查是一项试点研究,可以为未来的研究人员以及希望在各级正规教育中引入有效的环境培训计划的环境教育实践者在国际层面上提供有价值的模型工具。
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