Sustainability consciousness in higher education: Construction of three-dimensional sustainability and role of locus of control

Nina Farliana, Hanif Hardianto, Rusdarti Rusdarti, Wijang Sakitri
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This study aims to analyze the level of sustainability awareness among university students, especially focusing on their knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to sustainability across three main dimensions: environmental, social, and economic. Additionally, the study explores whether these behaviors are influenced by individuals’ beliefs about their ability to effect change. This study employed a quantitative approach involving all active students enrolled in the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Semarang. A samples of 233 respondents was selected using a non-probability sampling method. Data was collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using the Structural Equation Modeling Partial Least Square method. The study findings reveal that attitude towards sustainability have stronger influence on behavior than knowledge. Respondents' demonstrated a higher level of understanding of sustainability compared to their attitudes and behaviors towards it. Furthermore, concerns to economic aspects were found to impact sustainability behaviors. Most respondents expressed a belief that events around them are beyond their control. This article is expected to significantly contribute to aligning policies and practices, particularly in fostering sustainability awareness, and serve as a basis for achieving sustainable development initiatives.
高等教育中的可持续性意识:三维可持续发展的构建与控制点的作用
本研究旨在分析大学生的可持续发展意识水平,尤其关注他们在环境、社会和经济三个主要方面与可持续发展相关的知识、态度和行为。此外,本研究还探讨了这些行为是否受到个人对自身改变能力的信念的影响。本研究采用定量方法,涉及三宝垄国立大学经济与商业学院的所有在校学生。研究采用非概率抽样法选取了 233 名受访者作为样本。数据通过问卷收集,并使用结构方程模型偏最小二乘法进行分析。研究结果显示,与知识相比,可持续发展的态度对行为的影响更大。与对可持续发展的态度和行为相比,受访者对可持续发展的理解程度更高。此外,对经济方面的关注也会影响可持续发展行为。大多数受访者认为,周围发生的事情不是他们所能控制的。预计这篇文章将大大有助于调整政策和实践,特别是在培养可持续发展意识方面,并为实现可持续发展倡议奠定基础。
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