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Exploring the Factors Affecting the Recycling Behavior of Primary School Students

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  • Eleni Altikolatsi

    (Department of Forestry and Management of Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, 193 Pantazidou Street, 68200 Orestiada, Greece)

  • Evangelia Karasmanaki

    (Department of Forestry and Management of Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, 193 Pantazidou Street, 68200 Orestiada, Greece)

  • Androniki Parissi

    (2nd Elementary School of Skydra, Fintia 1, 58500 Skydra, Greece)

  • Georgios Tsantopoulos

    (Department of Forestry and Management of Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, 193 Pantazidou Street, 68200 Orestiada, Greece)

Abstract

Education on recycling must be provided during the first school years because environmentally aware students are more likely to become environmentally aware citizens. The aim of the present study is to investigate the factors affecting the recycling behavior of students attending the last grade of primary school in the regional unit of Evros in Greece. To select the sample, multistage sampling was used, and to collect the research data, a questionnaire with closed-ended items was designed. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the non-parametric Friedman test, and categorical regression. Our results showed that the students had positive views, attitudes, and behaviors in relation to recycling and were actively involved in it. Categorical regression analysis indicated that the other family members affected students’ recycling behavior to a high degree, whereas students’ parents’ occupation and students’ participation in environmental education programs at school exerted a lower influence on their recycling behavior.

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  • Eleni Altikolatsi & Evangelia Karasmanaki & Androniki Parissi & Georgios Tsantopoulos, 2021. "Exploring the Factors Affecting the Recycling Behavior of Primary School Students," World, MDPI, vol. 2(3), pages 1-17, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jworld:v:2:y:2021:i:3:p:21-350:d:580324
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