Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Determinants and Obstacles among Italian University Students.

ABSTRACT: The awareness of citizens concerning the health risks caused by environmental pollution is growing, but studies on determinants of pro-environmental behaviors have rarely examined health-related aspects. In this study, we investigated these determinants using data from a large survey among Italian university students (15 Universities: 4778 filled questionnaires). Besides the health-related aspects, represented by environmental health risk perception and functional health literacy, we considered social and demographic characteristics (gender, area of residence, sources of information, trust in institutional and non-institutional subjects, and students' capacity of positive actions, indicated as internal locus of control). The attitudes towards pro-environmental behaviors were positive for m

SUBMITTER: Carducci A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8004768 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature