The Effect of an Environmentally Based Education Program on Environmentally Friendly Behaviors
The Effect of an Environmentally Based Education Program on Adolescents' Environmentally Friendly Behaviors and Ecological Footprint Awareness: A Quasi-Experimental Study
This study was conducted to determine the effects of an environmentally-based education program implemented for adolescents on their environmentally friendly behaviors and ecological footprint awareness.
Research Hypotheses
Adolescents who received an environmentally-based education program aimed at developing environmentally friendly behaviors and increasing their ecological footprint awareness compared to the control group:
H1-0: There is no difference in terms of environmentally friendly behavior levels.
H2-0: There is no difference in terms of ecological footprint awareness levels. The Environment-Based Education Program, consisting of three weeks and three sessions, was implemented for the intervention group students.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Selçuklu
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Konya, Selçuklu, Turkey (Türkiye), 42130
- Selcuk University
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 10th grade students, ability to speak and understand Turkish
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous environmental education, any communication skills, or a medically diagnosed mental illness
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention
The Environment-Based Education Program, consisting of three weeks and three sessions, was implemented for the intervention group students.
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Week One: "Environment and Environmental Problems": The first week of the Environmentally Based Education Program aimed to equip participants with the skills to assess the causes of environmental problems and their potential consequences, as well as to help them develop solutions to combat environmental problems. Week Two: "Developing Environmentally Friendly Behaviors": The second week of the Environmentally Based Education Program aimed to assess what environmentally friendly behaviors are and what can be done to improve them. Week Three: "Ecological Footprint Awareness": The third week of the Environmentally Based Education Program aimed to evaluate the literal meaning of "ecological footprint" and what can be done to raise awareness on this issue. |
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No Intervention: Control
No intervention was implemented
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Environmentally Friendly Behavior Scale
Time Frame: Week after intervention
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The scale, developed to determine participants' environmentally friendly behaviors, consists of a total of 26 items on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (Not at all) to 5 (A lot).
The environmentally friendly behavior scale is rated as "26-46 points is very low," "47-67 points is low," "68-88 points is moderate," "89-109 points is high," and "110-130 points is very high."
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Week after intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale
Time Frame: Week after intervention
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It aims to determine ecological footprint awareness levels.
The scale consists of 46 questions across five subscales: food, transportation and shelter, energy, waste, and water consumption.
The third item on the 5-point Likert-type scale is reverse-scored.
As the score on the scale increases, so does the level of ecological footprint awareness.
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Week after intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 24202023
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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