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University students’ awareness profile on environmental sensitivity and global climate change

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  • Seda Sakarya

    (Kırıkkale University)

  • Mehmet Güney

    (Kırıkkale University)

  • Ezgi Akıncı Demirbaş

    (Kırıkkale University)

  • Aygen Çakmak

    (Kırıkkale University)

Abstract

Environmental sensitivity is defined as a person’s willingness to engage in positive behavior concerning environmental issues. We need to sensitize and educate people to make them environmentally sensitive. Humans both affect and are affected by nature because they consume natural resources as if they were limitless. This interaction causes numerous environmental issues. The concept of climate change has risen to the top of the global agenda. This is especially true with the increase in greenhouse gases accumulating in the atmosphere. We need to help people develop habits early to make them eco-friendly individuals. In this context, we need to turn undergraduates into eco-friendly people because they are responsible for supporting children’s development. We must associate environmental awareness with global climate change and offer related recommendations. The sample consisted of 414 undergraduates from the child development departments of health sciences faculties of public universities in Türkiye. Data were collected using a personal information form developed by the researchers, the University Students’ Environmental Awareness Scale (USEAS) developed by Akbaş and Kırımlı (Kastamonu Educ J 27(3):1245–1256, 2019. https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.2973), and the Awareness Scale of University Students about Global Climate Change (ASUSGCC) developed by Deniz et al. (Int J Geogr Geogr Educ 43:252–264, 2021. https://doi.org/10.32003/igge.818561). The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation test, and discriminant analysis. The results showed that participants from Central Anatolia had a significantly higher mean USEAS score than those from Southeast. There was a weak correlation between USEAS and ASUSGCC scores. The results also showed that participants’ environmental and global climate change awareness explained 75% of the total variance of their recycling preferences.

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  • Seda Sakarya & Mehmet Güney & Ezgi Akıncı Demirbaş & Aygen Çakmak, 2025. "University students’ awareness profile on environmental sensitivity and global climate change," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 27(2), pages 3103-3123, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:27:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s10668-023-04003-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-023-04003-4
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