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Generosity and Environmental Protection: How Strong Is the Relationship between Giving and Sustainability?

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  • Adela Lazăr

    (Faculty of Socio-Humanistic Science, University of Oradea, 410610 Oradea, Romania
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Ioana Sîrbu

    (Faculty of Socio-Humanistic Science, University of Oradea, 410610 Oradea, Romania
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Karla Barth

    (Faculty of Socio-Humanistic Science, University of Oradea, 410610 Oradea, Romania
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Claudia Bacter

    (Faculty of Socio-Humanistic Science, University of Oradea, 410610 Oradea, Romania
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Adrian Hatos

    (Faculty of Socio-Humanistic Science, University of Oradea, 410610 Oradea, Romania
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

(1) Background: Sustainability is a crucial priority and a critical part of the modern world. Promoting pro-social values to the younger generation is an issue addressed throughout this paper. The present study aims to answer the question of whether generosity, as a positive attitude towards others, and sustainability, as a positive attitude towards the environment, are related. (2) Methods: The current research includes a sample of 4333 adolescents, ages 14 and 15, who attend schools in Bihor County, Romania. (3) Results: The regression analysis indicates a significant correlation between sustainable values, operationalized through adolescent involvement in environmental organisations, and generosity. (4) Conclusions: Sustainable behaviour can be considered a form of giving that contributes to the collective good. Our research outlines a significant need for a new set of competencies provided through a newly designed curriculum and/or through focused training, in order to cultivate generosity across cultures, ecologies, and generations; at the same time, we also highlight the significant role that the joint efforts of the school-family-library trifecta in supporting this goal.

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  • Adela Lazăr & Ioana Sîrbu & Karla Barth & Claudia Bacter & Adrian Hatos, 2022. "Generosity and Environmental Protection: How Strong Is the Relationship between Giving and Sustainability?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:869-:d:723505
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