Influence of environmental cognition and environmental values on the garbage segregation behavior of college students in Chinese universities: a case study in Zhejiang province

IF 2.7 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Huaquan Pan, Kunlin Du, Jiankai Zhou, Ting Wang, Yingying Gu
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To reveal the influence of environmental values and environmental cognition on college students’ garbage segregation behavior, then, to put forward targeted policy suggestions to promote development of garbage segregation work. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at six universities. Stratified random cluster sampling method were used to recruit college students. All students, on campus, from the selected class were invited to participation. Questionnaires consist of environmental cognition, environmental values, garbage segregation knowledge, and garbage segregation behavior. General descriptive statistical analysis, Chi-square test and Logistics regression analysis were used for data analysis. In total, 3874 students completed the valid questionnaire. There are 1819 male and 2055 female students, with an average age of 20 ± 1 years. 56.94% students classify and dispose of recyclable waste, kitchen waste, and toxic waste, while 507 students (13.09%) have not conducted any garbage segregation. Multivariate regression analysis showed that gender (OR = 0.79, p = 0.001), region, universities (OR = 1.32, p < 0.001), family location (OR = 0.86, p = 0.042), environmental awareness (OR = 0.79, p < 0.001), garbage segregation knowledge (OR = 0.45, p < 0.001), and self-interested value (OR = 0.84, p = 0.001) were associated with college students’ garbage segregation behavior. College students’ garbage segregation behavior is not high, in Zhejiang. Gender, region, university, family location, garbage segregation knowledge, and self-interested value affect their garbage segregation behavior.

环境认知和环境价值观对中国高校大学生垃圾分类行为的影响:浙江省的一项案例研究
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16.10%
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205
审稿时长
4.8 months
期刊介绍: The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management has a twofold focus: research in technical, political, and environmental problems of material cycles and waste management; and information that contributes to the development of an interdisciplinary science of material cycles and waste management. Its aim is to develop solutions and prescriptions for material cycles. The journal publishes original articles, reviews, and invited papers from a wide range of disciplines related to material cycles and waste management. The journal is published in cooperation with the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) and the Korea Society of Waste Management (KSWM).
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