Students’ Viewpoint to the Environment and Health

Gražina Matulienė

doi:10.15388/socmintvei.2003.2.5940

Abstract

From the psychological point of view in explaining and predicting behaviour the most effective way is to find links between perceived seriousness of pollution problems, general environmental evaluation, world ecological problems and self-reported proenvironmental behaviours. Sometimes evaluation of environmental events depend upon more general orientations. In this connection the main task of investigators would be to discover what people know about main environmental problems, how do they perceive and evaluate them and how the events are related to their social life. That is why the person in the environment approach was used in the research. On the other hand the information and knowledge serve as a bases for development of environmental viewpoints. For that reason in the process of the research it was necessary to find out the level of knowledge related to the environmental events. In the future students/respondants who have participated in the research are going to became high quality specialists and they will be responsible for person-environment conditions in general: planning of houses, residences, and areas for recreation, management of toxic products and waste, protection of human health conditions, person-environment relationship, decision making processes, related to pollution of the environment. For the above mentioned reasons the decision was made to study the students many-sided viewpoints to the environment.

Highlights

Concern about the environment became important for all countries throughout the world, because of its effect upon people’s health and productivity
Three Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) validity scales, namely F, K and L has been used for the statistical control of biases
The present study examined students worries related to different environmental events, consequences of dangerous chemicals and its influence upon students’ health

Summary

Graþina Matulienë

Students’ viewpoint to the environment and health (Studentø poþiûris á aplinkà ir sveikatà). Psichologinio poþiûrio á asmens-aplinkos tarpusavio ryðiø atskleidimà teorinis pagrindas 3⁄4 transakcinë perspektyva. Tyrimo tikslas: Iðanalizuoti studentø poþiûrius á aplinkà ir sveikatà, panaudojant 2000 m. Metodai: Goldenring-Doctor egzistenciniø susirûpinimø skalë, skirta nustatyti studentø susirûpinimà juos supanèios aplinkos ávykiais; Susirûpinimø aplinka skalë (SAS), skirta ávertinti studentø nuostatas á pavojingas chemines medþiagas; Individualus sveikatos bûklës vertinimas; Nuostatos á gyvenimà; MMPI 3⁄4 ávertinti individualias psichologines savybes. Rezultatai: Ryðiams tarp kintamøjø iðaiðkinti buvo panaudotas Spirmeno koreliacijos koeficientas ir faktorinë analizë. Socialinës problemos taip pat këlë studentø susirûpinimà. Þiaurûs nusikaltimai, þmoniø neapykanta bei nesugebëjimas rasti darbà buvo nurodyti tarp svarbiausiø susirûpinimø. Iðvados: Buvo nustatytas ryðys tarp susirûpinimo aplinka, sveikatos ir individualiø psichologiniø savybiø. Globalios aplinkos problemos nesusilaukë rimto studento dëmesio.

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