Association of Socioeconomic Status and Pro-Environmental Behaviors in the Citizens of Gorgan, Iran (2017)
Background and objectives: Environmental pollution is a major cause of various diseases. Massive production of hospital, industrial, and household wastes lead to several health issues, threatening community health on a daily basis. The present study aimed to determine the association between socioec...
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| author | Danial Bagheri Reza Ali Mohseni Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Mahdavi |
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| description | Background and objectives: Environmental pollution is a major cause of various diseases. Massive production of hospital, industrial, and household wastes lead to several health issues, threatening community health on a daily basis. The present study aimed to determine the association between socioeconomic status and pro-environmental behaviors in the citizens of Gorgan, Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 400 citizens of Gorgan. Participants were divided into three regions based on urban categorization. Data were collected using demographic and socioeconomic questionnaires. To assess environmental behaviors, a standard questionnaire was used based on the Dunlap spectrum. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 16 using the analysis of variance (ANOVA), independent samples t-test and factor analysis.
Results: No positive significant correlation was observed between gender and environmental behaviors. The results of ANOVA showed a significant association between marital status and environmental behaviors. In addition, the results of factor analysis indicated that five factors explained 55.49% of environmental behaviors. The results of ANOVA also demonstrated that middle-class citizens had a more responsible attitude toward the environment compared to others (P<0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results, socioeconomic status influenced the social value orientations and responsible behaviors of individuals toward the environment. Therefore, increasing the quality of life and providing comprehensive education could enhance pro-environmental behaviors and promote community health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-844f02a4f13f41fd8674c0c449a426412022-12-22T01:39:29ZengGolestan University of Medical SciencesJorjani Biomedicine Journal2645-35092018-06-01613343Association of Socioeconomic Status and Pro-Environmental Behaviors in the Citizens of Gorgan, Iran (2017)Danial Bagheri0Reza Ali Mohseni1Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Mahdavi2 PhD Candidate in Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Babol, Iran Associate Professor, School of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, School of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Babol, Iran Professor, Shahid Beheshti University, School of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Babol, Iran Background and objectives: Environmental pollution is a major cause of various diseases. Massive production of hospital, industrial, and household wastes lead to several health issues, threatening community health on a daily basis. The present study aimed to determine the association between socioeconomic status and pro-environmental behaviors in the citizens of Gorgan, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 400 citizens of Gorgan. Participants were divided into three regions based on urban categorization. Data were collected using demographic and socioeconomic questionnaires. To assess environmental behaviors, a standard questionnaire was used based on the Dunlap spectrum. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 16 using the analysis of variance (ANOVA), independent samples t-test and factor analysis. Results: No positive significant correlation was observed between gender and environmental behaviors. The results of ANOVA showed a significant association between marital status and environmental behaviors. In addition, the results of factor analysis indicated that five factors explained 55.49% of environmental behaviors. The results of ANOVA also demonstrated that middle-class citizens had a more responsible attitude toward the environment compared to others (P<0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, socioeconomic status influenced the social value orientations and responsible behaviors of individuals toward the environment. Therefore, increasing the quality of life and providing comprehensive education could enhance pro-environmental behaviors and promote community health.http://goums.ac.ir/jorjanijournal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-24-116&slc_lang=en&sid=1Socioeconomic statusPro-Environmental behaviorsEcological paradigmGorgan |
| spellingShingle | Danial Bagheri Reza Ali Mohseni Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Mahdavi Association of Socioeconomic Status and Pro-Environmental Behaviors in the Citizens of Gorgan, Iran (2017) Jorjani Biomedicine Journal Socioeconomic status Pro-Environmental behaviors Ecological paradigm Gorgan |
| title | Association of Socioeconomic Status and Pro-Environmental Behaviors in the Citizens of Gorgan, Iran (2017) |
| title_full | Association of Socioeconomic Status and Pro-Environmental Behaviors in the Citizens of Gorgan, Iran (2017) |
| title_fullStr | Association of Socioeconomic Status and Pro-Environmental Behaviors in the Citizens of Gorgan, Iran (2017) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of Socioeconomic Status and Pro-Environmental Behaviors in the Citizens of Gorgan, Iran (2017) |
| title_short | Association of Socioeconomic Status and Pro-Environmental Behaviors in the Citizens of Gorgan, Iran (2017) |
| title_sort | association of socioeconomic status and pro environmental behaviors in the citizens of gorgan iran 2017 |
| topic | Socioeconomic status Pro-Environmental behaviors Ecological paradigm Gorgan |
| url | http://goums.ac.ir/jorjanijournal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-24-116&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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