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Young People and Climate Change: Beliefs and Behavioral Choices among High School Students from Phoenix, AZ and Plainfield, IL.

机译：年轻人与气候变化：来自亚利桑那州凤凰城和伊利诺伊州普莱恩菲尔德的高中生的信念和行为选择。

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As climate change becomes a greater challenge in today's society, it is critical to understand young people's perceptions of the phenomenon because they will become the next generation of decision-makers. This study examines knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors among high school students. The subjects of this study include students from high school science classes in Phoenix, Arizona, and Plainfield, Illinois. Using surveys and small group interviews to engage students in two climatically different locations, three questions were answered: 1) What do American students know and believe about climate change? How is knowledge related to beliefs? 2) What types of behaviors are students exhibiting that may affect climate change? How do beliefs relate to behavioral choices? 3) Do climate change knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors vary between geographic locations in the United States?;The results of this study begin to highlight the differences between knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors around the United States. First, results showed that students have heard of climate change but often confused aspects of the problem, and they tended to focus on causes and impacts, as opposed to solutions. Related to beliefs, students tended to believe that climate change is caused by both humans and natural trends, and would affect plant and animal species more than themselves and their families. Second, students were most likely to participate in individual behaviors such as turning off lights and electronics, and least likely to take public transportation and eat a vegetarian meal. Individual behaviors seem to be most relevant to this age group, in contrast to policy solutions. Third, students in Illinois felt they would be more likely to experience colder temperatures and more precipitation than those in Arizona, where students were more concerned about rising temperatures.;Understanding behaviors, motivations behind beliefs and choices, and barriers to actions can support pro-environmental behavior change. Educational strategies can be employed to more effectively account for the influences on a young person's belief formation and behavior choices. Providing engagement opportunities with location-specific solutions that are more feasible for youth to participate in on their own could also support efforts for behavior change.
机译：随着气候变化在当今社会中成为更大的挑战，了解年轻人对这一现象的看法至关重要，因为他们将成为下一代决策者。这项研究检查了高中学生的知识，信念和行为。本研究的对象包括亚利桑那州凤凰城和伊利诺伊州普莱恩菲尔德的高中科学班的学生。通过问卷调查和小组访谈在两个气候不同的地方吸引学生，回答了三个问题：1）美国学生对气候变化了解什么并相信什么？知识如何与信念相关？ 2）学生表现出哪些类型的行为会影响气候变化？信念与行为选择有何关系？ 3）气候变化的知识，信念和行为在美国的地理位置之间是否有所不同？；本研究的结果开始突显出美国各地的知识，信念和行为之间的差异。首先，结果表明，学生听说过气候变化，但常常使问题困惑，他们倾向于关注原因和影响，而不是解决方案。与信仰相关的是，学生倾向于相信气候变化是由人类和自然趋势共同引起的，对动植物的影响比对他们自己及其家庭的影响更大。其次，学生最有可能参加诸如关闭灯和电子设备之类的个人行为，并且最不可能乘坐公共交通工具和吃素食。与政策解决方案相比，个人行为似乎与该年龄段最相关。第三，伊利诺伊州的学生觉得他们比亚利桑那州的学生更有可能经历较冷的温度和更多的降水；亚利桑那州的学生更担心气温的升高。了解行为，信仰和选择背后的动机以及行动的障碍可以支持亲环境行为的改变。可以采用教育策略来更有效地说明对年轻人的信念形成和行为选择的影响。通过针对具体地点的解决方案提供参与机会，使青年人自己更可能参与其中，这也可以支持改变行为的努力。

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    Kruke, Laurel.;

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    Arizona State University.;

  • 授予单位 Arizona State University.;
  • 学科 Sustainability.;Climate change.;Environmental education.
  • 学位 M.A.
  • 年度 2015
  • 页码 204 p.
  • 总页数 204
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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