Pro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of on-campus engineering students in Xi'an, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The usage status, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) related to the smartphones of on-campus engineering students should be studied. Furthermore, the correlations between their smartphone profiles with energy consumption and environmental knowledge should be understood make measures improve their environmental behaviors.

Methods

Pro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of the on-campus engineering undergraduates in Xi'an, China, were investigated with a self-designed questionnaire anonymously. The energy-saving activities they participated in and their e-waste treatment patterns were analyzed.

Results

Most of the respondents had a smartphone with large screen and high battery capacity, which also had long standby/usage time and frequent

SUBMITTER: Qiang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8568102 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature