ADVOCATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: A STUDY OF ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS TOWARD THE ENVIRONMENT
dc.contributor.advisor | Rains, Stephen | en |
dc.contributor.author | PETSAS, CHRISTINA KATHRYN | |
dc.creator | PETSAS, CHRISTINA KATHRYN | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-16T18:23:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-16T18:23:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | PETSAS, CHRISTINA KATHRYN. (2016). ADVOCATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: A STUDY OF ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS TOWARD THE ENVIRONMENT (Bachelor's thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA). | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/613436 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study examines how the position of a Sustainability Advocate impacted the behavioral intentions and attitudes towards the environment for members of Kappa Alpha Theta (KAT) on U of A’s campus. A pre-test survey was distributed to determine members’ general attitudes and behavioral intentions with a 39.70% response rate. This was followed by multiple months of educational presentations by the Sustainability Advocate over topics such as composting, recycling, water usage, etc. The post-test survey had a 19.85% response rate, however the overlap between participants for both the pre- and post-test surveys was only 0.045%, 12 people. A paired samples t-test was used to determine the difference in members’ attitudes and behavioral intentions toward the environment before and after the presentations by the Sustainability Advocate. Of the 12 participants, 83.33% saw 4+ sustainability presentations. The means increased for both attitudes and behavioral intentions from Time 1 to Time 2, however, the shortage of participants led the findings to be non-significant. Further research would need to ensure participation of chapter members for both the pre- and post-test phases. Overall, increased behavioral intentions and more positive attitudes toward helping the environment signal the beneficial effects of continuing sustainability advocacy. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en |
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dc.title | ADVOCATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: A STUDY OF ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS TOWARD THE ENVIRONMENT | en_US |
dc.type | text | en |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en |
thesis.degree.level | Bachelors | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Honors College | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Communication | en |
thesis.degree.name | B.A. | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-09-11T13:18:38Z | |
html.description.abstract | This study examines how the position of a Sustainability Advocate impacted the behavioral intentions and attitudes towards the environment for members of Kappa Alpha Theta (KAT) on U of A’s campus. A pre-test survey was distributed to determine members’ general attitudes and behavioral intentions with a 39.70% response rate. This was followed by multiple months of educational presentations by the Sustainability Advocate over topics such as composting, recycling, water usage, etc. The post-test survey had a 19.85% response rate, however the overlap between participants for both the pre- and post-test surveys was only 0.045%, 12 people. A paired samples t-test was used to determine the difference in members’ attitudes and behavioral intentions toward the environment before and after the presentations by the Sustainability Advocate. Of the 12 participants, 83.33% saw 4+ sustainability presentations. The means increased for both attitudes and behavioral intentions from Time 1 to Time 2, however, the shortage of participants led the findings to be non-significant. Further research would need to ensure participation of chapter members for both the pre- and post-test phases. Overall, increased behavioral intentions and more positive attitudes toward helping the environment signal the beneficial effects of continuing sustainability advocacy. |