The Characteristics of University Students on Environmental Attitude and Environmental Literacy Level: Example of Faculty of Nursing

Authors : Burcu CENGİZ, Zühal BAHAR

Pages : 161-174

Doi:10.56061/fbujohs.1210065

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Publication Date : 2023-08-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Environmental health problems are increasing day by day and threaten public health. In this study, it was aimed to determine the characteristics of nursing students on environmental literacy and environmental attitudes. In this descriptive study, data were collected from 388 nursing students between March and June 2021. Data were collected through The Environmental Literacy Scale for Adults and the Environmental Attitude Scale. Descriptive statistics, t-test, anova and regression analyzes were used to evaluate data. It was found that 47.9% of the students participating in the study were in the first grade and 96.6% of the students were not members of an environmental organization and 55.4% did not participate in any educational program related to the environment. A statistically significant difference was found between the mean scores of the total mean scores of scales in terms of the environmental education status of the students, the effect of university education on environmental awareness, and the effect of the pandemic process on environmental awareness insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<.05);. It was determined that the environmental literacy level of the nursing faculty students was high and the environmental attitude level was moderate. It was demonstrated that the education level of the mother was effective on the environmental literacy level of the students, and that the education level of the father was effective on the environmental attitude. Based on this result, it may be suggested that the issues of awareness and positive environmental attitude development of parents should be included in future studies.
Keywords : Attitude, Nursing, Environment, Literacy