The Relationship between Social Capital with Environmental Protection Behaviors

Ghannadi, Sanaz

doi:10.22034/jmp.2024.445070.1091

Document Type : Research Article

Author

Sanaz Ghannadi

Master of Psycchology, Department of Psychology, Ramsar Payame Noor University, Ramsar, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/jmp.2024.445070.1091

Abstract

Protecting the environment is one of the ways that the people of every society take to support the next generations, which due to population growth and technology, the biophysical environment is sometimes neglected. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between social capital and environmental protection behaviors. The research population was all the students of Hamedan University in the academic year 2018-2019, and 150 of them were selected by convenience sampling method, and the research questionnaires included the Social Capital Questionnaire (SCQ) and the Environmental Behavior Questionnaire (EBQ). completed Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and SPSS-22 software. The findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between social capital and its components with environmental protection behaviors (P<0.05). According to these findings, it can be concluded that by strengthening social capital, it can be expected that pro-environmental behaviors will increase and better conditions will be provided for the future generations of the country.

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Main Subjects

Social Psychology

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Journal of Modern Psychology

The Relationship between Social Capital with Environmental Protection Behaviors

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Volume 3, Issue 4 - Serial Number 12
October 2023
Pages 48-53

The Relationship between Social Capital with Environmental Protection Behaviors

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Volume 3, Issue 4 - Serial Number 12October 2023Pages 48-53

Volume 3, Issue 4 - Serial Number 12
October 2023
Pages 48-53