Factors Affecting Zero-Waste Behaviours of College Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Subjects and Data Collection
2.3. Study Tools
2.3.1. General Characteristics
2.3.2. Change in the Usage of Disposables after COVID-19 Outbreak
2.3.3. Zero-Waste Recognition Focusing on Microplastics
2.3.4. Attitude toward Eco-Friendly Products
2.3.5. Zero-Waste Behaviours
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. General Characteristics of the Study Subjects
3.2. Zero-Waste Recognition, Attitude, and Behaviour
3.3. General Characteristics and Differences in Zero-Waste Behaviour Due to Usage Change in Disposables during COVID-19
3.4. Factors Influencing Zero-Waste Behaviour
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Category (N/%) | Mean ± SD | t/F | p |
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Sex | Male (34/17.3) | 3.1 ± 0.5 | −3.632 | 0.001 |
Female (162/82.7) | 3.7 ± 0.4 | |||
Age (years) | 18 (18/9.2) | 3.5 ± 0.4 | 1.391 | 0.220 |
19 (29/14.8) | 3.6 ± 0.5 | |||
20 (34/17.3) | 3.8 ± 0.4 | |||
21 (46/23.5) | 3.8 ± 0.4 | |||
22 (30/15.3) | 3.6 ± 0.4 | |||
23 (22/11.2) | 3.6 ± 0.6 | |||
≥24 (17/8.7) | 3.8 ± 0.4 | |||
School year | First year (48/24.5) | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 2.115 | 0.100 |
Second year (33/16.8) | 3.7 ± 0.5 | |||
Third year (79/40.3) | 3.7 ± 0.4 | |||
Fourth year and above (36/18.4) | 3.8 ± 0.4 | |||
Major | Health and medicine (33/16.8) | 3.8 ± 0.5 | 1.384 | 0.249 |
Natural science and engineering (36/18.4) | 3.7 ± 0.4 | |||
Education (45/23.0) | 3.6 ± 0.5 | |||
Humanities, social sciences, and arts (82/39.3) | 3.7 ± 0.4 | |||
Family type | Living alone (25/12.8) | 3.9 ± 0.5 | −2.324 | 0.021 |
Living with family (171/87.2) | 3.7 ± 0.4 | |||
Usage of disposable packing containers | No change (60/30.6) | 3.6 ± 3.6 | −2.454 | 0.015 |
Increase (136/69.4) | 3.7 ± 0.4 | |||
Usage of delivery apps | No change (61/31.1) | 3.7 ± 0.4 | −0.583 | 0.560 |
Increase (135/68.9) | 3.7 ± 0.5 | |||
Usage of parcel delivery services | No change (62/31.6) | 3.7 ± 0.4 | −0.499 | 0.619 |
Increase (134/68.4) | 3.7 ± 0.5 |
Variable | Mean ± SD | Range | |
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Recognition | Microplastic generation process | 3.1 ± 1.2 * | 0–5 |
Health effects of microplastics | 3.1 ± 0.8 * | 0–6 | |
Environment protection | 2.6 ± 0.8 * | 0–4 | |
Total recognition | 8.8 ± 3.1 * | 0–15 | |
Attitude | Eco-friendly production of companies | 4.4 ± 0.6 | 1–5 |
Purchasing eco-friendly products | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 1–5 | |
Using eco-friendly products | 2.8 ± 0.6 | 1–5 | |
Separating disposables | 4.1 ± 0.6 | 1–5 | |
Environmental campaigns | 3.6 ± 0.8 | 1–5 | |
Total attitude | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 1–5 | |
Behaviour | Purchasing eco-friendly products | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 1–5 |
Using eco-friendly products | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 1–5 | |
Separating disposables | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 1–5 | |
Environmental campaigns | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 1–5 | |
Total behaviour | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 1–5 |
Variable | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||||||
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β | t | p | VIF | β | t | p | VIF | β | t | p | VIF | ||
Family type (ref = living with family) | 0.146 | 0.899 | 0.042 | 1.113 | 0.116 | 1.721 | 0.087 | 1.125 | 0.021 | 0.361 | 0.718 | 1.196 | |
Usage of disposable containers (ref = no change) | 0.158 | 0.714 | 0.049 | 1.400 | 0.123 | 1.619 | 0.107 | 1.436 | 0.073 | 1.134 | 0.259 | 1.528 | |
Usage of delivery apps (ref = no change) | −0.096 | 0.664 | 0.247 | 1.506 | −0.100 | −1.281 | 0.202 | 1.521 | −0.009 | −0.138 | 0.890 | 1.577 | |
Usage of parcel delivery (ref = not change) | 0.047 | 0.863 | 0.517 | 1.159 | 0.048 | 0.704 | 0.483 | 1.161 | 0.012 | 0.217 | 0.829 | 1.192 | |
Recognition | Microplastic generation process | 0.044 | 0.615 | 0.540 | 1.306 | −0.024 | −0.407 | 0.685 | 1.339 | ||||
Health effects of microplastics | 0.197 | 2.667 | 0.008 | 1.365 | 0.149 | 2.443 | 0.016 | 1.384 | |||||
Environmental campaign | 0.236 | 3.300 | 0.001 | 1.272 | 0.098 | 1.523 | 0.130 | 1.531 | |||||
Attitude | Eco-friendly production of companies | 0.036 | 0.548 | 0.584 | 1.594 | ||||||||
Purchasing eco-friendly products | 0.053 | 0.858 | 0.392 | 1.409 | |||||||||
Using eco-friendly products | 0.342 | 6.122 | <0.001 | 1.153 | |||||||||
Separating disposables | 0.099 | 1.530 | 0.128 | 1.549 | |||||||||
Environmental campaign | 0.317 | 4.745 | <0.001 | 1.654 | |||||||||
R2 | 0.161 | 0.270 | 0.522 | ||||||||||
Adjusted R2 | 0.115 | 0.218 | 0.473 | ||||||||||
F | 3.540 | 5.185 | 10.730 | ||||||||||
p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||||
Durbin–Watson statistic | 2.232 |
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Choi, E.-H.; Lee, H.; Kang, M.-J.; Nam, I.; Moon, H.-K.; Sung, J.-W.; Eu, J.-Y.; Lee, H.-B. Factors Affecting Zero-Waste Behaviours of College Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 9697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159697
Choi E-H, Lee H, Kang M-J, Nam I, Moon H-K, Sung J-W, Eu J-Y, Lee H-B. Factors Affecting Zero-Waste Behaviours of College Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(15):9697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159697
Chicago/Turabian StyleChoi, Eun-Hi, Hyunjin Lee, Mi-Jung Kang, Inwoo Nam, Hui-Kyeong Moon, Ji-Won Sung, Jae-Yun Eu, and Hae-Bin Lee. 2022. "Factors Affecting Zero-Waste Behaviours of College Students" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 15: 9697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159697