How many young generations are there? – A typology of teenagers’ climate change awareness in Germany and Austria

Kuthe, Alina; Keller, Lars; Körfgen, Annemarie; Stötter, Hans; Oberrauch, Anna; Höferl, Karl-Michael

doi:10.1080/00958964.2019.1598927

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“…(2019) revealed that concern had an insignificant effect on environmental behaviour. Kuthe et al (2019) also showed that concern about climate change is not always related to willingness to act climate friendly among teenagers. However, in this paper as in previous our research (Liobikiene and Juknys, 2016), we expected perception of environmental problems to have a positive impact on pro-environmental behaviour.…”

Section: Value-belief-norm Theory Analysing the Determinants Of Pro-ementioning

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Changes in pro-environmental behaviour and its determinants during long-term period in a transition country as Lithuania

Minelgaitė

Liobikienė

2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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The changes in pro-environmental behaviour, whether people become more environmentally friendly or not, have been analysed very scarcely. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to analyse the changes in pro-environmental behaviour and its determinants in Lithuania as a transition European Union country comparing years 2011 and 2020. Applying Chi-Square and t test statistics, the results showed a significant increase in performance of pro-environmental behaviour in 2020. Waste sorting and purchase of environmentally friendly goods increased the most, meanwhile water and energy saving behaviour increased the least. Applying the value-belief-norm theory and leaner regression analysis, we analysed whether the same determinants influenced pro-environmental behaviour in 2011 and 2020. The results revealed that the impact of determinants differed. In 2020, the main factor of pro-environmental behaviour was the perception of environmental problems but not self-transcendence values dimension. Furthermore, self-enhancement values and awareness of behavioural consequences negatively influenced pro-environmental behaviour in 2020. Analysing the changes in these factors, an insignificant difference was observed in self-enhancement values. The changes in other factors were significant, particularly the changes in the level of environmental responsibility was the biggest. Therefore, implementation of environmental education and information programmes and various environmentally friendly public initiatives positively contributed to the enhancement of environmental awareness and pro-environmental behaviour.

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Section: Value-belief-norm Theory Analysing the Determinants Of Pro-ementioning

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Changes in pro-environmental behaviour and its determinants during long-term period in a transition country as Lithuania

Minelgaitė

Liobikienė

2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…Luchs and Mooradian (2012) reported that adults are more likely to act sustainably, while Y. Lee et al (2019), Kuthe et al (2019), and Sinnappan and Abd Rahman (2011) highlighted that young educated consumers significantly engage in sustainable consumption as they are now more aware of environmental issues and their potential impact on the environment. In agreement, Stevenson et al (2017) highlighted that adolescents whose parents are well-educated, with a high socioeconomic status, could be more interested regarding sustainable and environmental development.…”

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Antecedents of Green Purchasing Behavior in the Arabic Gulf

Elsantil

2021

Social Marketing Quarterly

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Background: Despite consumers appearing to assign great importance to green purchasing and expecting companies to produce their goods in an environmentally friendly way, they do not always exhibit this positive attitude while making purchases. Focus: This paper aims to discuss the extent to which green purchasing behavior in the Arabic Gulf is affected by individuals’ perceived environmental attitudes, concern, perceived seriousness of environmental problems, perceived environmental responsibility, perceived self-identity in environmental protection, perceived social context in environmental protection, as well as demographics. Methods: The study adopted a quantitative research approach using a survey questionnaire on a sample of 324 individuals residing in different Arab countries in the Gulf area. A 5-point Likert scale was used. Path analysis was conducted to test and evaluate the hypothesized relationships among constructs. Results: The study found importantly, by using multiple regression analyses, that consumers’ environmental concern, self-identity in environmental protection, and social context in environmental protection are significant predictors of green purchasing behavior and can predict 38.9% of green purchasing behavior. Among demographic factors, gender showed a significant effect on green purchasing behavior. Importance to Social Marketing Field: The present study enhances the social marketing literature through the understanding of green purchasing behaviors from a perspective of non-Western countries. Recommendation for Research or Practice: This paper has significant managerial implications. The findings could help marketers and government in formulating strategies that encourage green purchasing behavior in the Arabic Gulf. Limitations: Although the current study shed some light on green purchasing behaviors in the Arabic Gulf, it did not focus on a particular type of green product; rather, it looked at green purchasing behavior in general.

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“…As noted, this research highlights the environmental perceptions of different generations of citizens in Spain regarding climate change in the digital society. Unlike other recent studies, this article's attraction or novelty lies in the fact that this empirical analysis is carried out from the perspectives of awareness, human action, and self-responsibility [61,62]. Perhaps, this phenomenon -the difficulty of reaching the different generations with the same initiatives from this perspective-, together with other reasons of an eco-political nature, hinders the implementation of new models of governance based on sustainable development, green economy, and social happiness by the top management of public administrations [63].…”

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Generational Portrait of Spanish Society in the Face of Climate Change. A Question to Consider for the Green Economy under the Well-Being Approach

2021

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Climate change is emerging as an issue of progressive attention, and therefore awareness, in societies. In this work, the problem is addressed from a generational perspective in Spanish society and is carried out from the approaches of awareness, human action, and self-responsibility. All this from the search of the subjective well-being and the citizens’ happiness, as one of the bases of sustainable development initiatives. With data from the European Social Survey R8, from EUROSTAT, we work in two phases: (1) descriptive and inferential on possible associations of the items with the variable Age, and (2) calculation of probabilities between groups through logistic regression. The results confirm a general awareness, but with apparent statistical differences between age groups. In general, the youngest are the most aware, blame human activity most intensely, are the most concerned, and are the most willing to act. And it is the older people who are less aware of all these issues. Based on this finding, and from the approach mentioned above, it is recommended that leaders, both in the macroeconomic and microeconomic sectors, develop initiatives that sensitize and encourage older age groups.

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How many young generations are there? – A typology of teenagers’ climate change awareness in Germany and Austria

Cited by 83 publications

References 46 publications

Changes in pro-environmental behaviour and its determinants during long-term period in a transition country as Lithuania

Changes in pro-environmental behaviour and its determinants during long-term period in a transition country as Lithuania

Antecedents of Green Purchasing Behavior in the Arabic Gulf

Generational Portrait of Spanish Society in the Face of Climate Change. A Question to Consider for the Green Economy under the Well-Being Approach

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