Formation Of Health-Saving Behavior Of Modern University Students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliya Goryunova
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Saving Behavior

scholarly journals Proekologiczne i prooszczędnościowe zachowania gospodarstw domowych jako konsumentów energii

Ekonomia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-39
Author(s):  
Edyta Ropuszyńska-Surma ◽  
Magdalena Węglarz
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
University Students ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Saving Energy ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
Science Centre ◽  
National Science ◽  
Saving Behavior

The pro-ecological and pro-saving behavior of households as energy consumersThe aim of the article is to indicate the changes related to households’ behavior linked to energy saving and pro-ecological activities. Therefore, the authors conducted acomparison analysis of the results of the nationwide Polish research about Polish ecological awareness and identified — as part of the Polish National Science Centre NCN project called “Modelling prosumers’ behavior on theenergy market” — pro-economical attitudes of households. The first part of this paper pre­sents the opinions of Poles about the possibilities of development of the different kinds of energy sources in Poland, taking into special consideration the development of renewable energy sources. In the second part of this paper the authors describe households’ behavior connected with saving energy. They analyzed pro-economical behavior such as: switching off lights in empty rooms, un­plugging phone chargers after use, using economical bulbs and unplugging devices that are not in use. The diversifying variables of behavior are: sex, age, income. The analysis of households’ behav­ior was supplemented with the analysis of pro-economical attitudes of Wroclaw university students.

scholarly journals Energy-Saving Behavior: the Different Roles of Altruism and of Environmentalism

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ana Loureiro ◽  
Maria Luisa Lima
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Empirical Approach ◽  
Conceptual Priming ◽  
Situational Cues ◽  
Situational Variables ◽  
Saving Behavior

This experimental study, in which 118 university students participated, addresses how environmental and altruistic cues induce energy-saving behavior and intention, and their interaction with environmental and altruistic values, thus testing the influence of context or situational variables in energy-saving behavior and intention. Additionally, it does an empirical approach to the role that environmental and altruistic values may have as individual predictors of energy-saving. Environmental and altruistic situational cues are operationalized by environment and altruism conceptual priming. The results reveal an interaction between situational variables and personal values: environment priming induced more energy-saving behavior among individuals with lower altruistic values. The same effect is not observed for energy-saving intention. When the environment and altruism priming were present, individuals with lower altruistic values had less energy-saving intentions. These results underline the importance of distinguishing environmental and altruistic frames and motives when explaining energy-saving behavior.

scholarly journals The features of proenvironmental behavior of students in the field of energy consumption

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 86-98
Author(s):  
Elena A. Privalova ◽  
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Regina V. Ershova ◽  
Maria A. Erofeeva ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
University Students ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
State University ◽  
Proenvironmental Behavior ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Saving Behavior

The relevance of the study is due to the fact that every year energy problems are becoming more acute. It is associated with limited reserves of energy resources and the need for their rational consumption. To solve the existing energy problems, the joint efforts of specialists in various fields of knowledge are required. Psychological science, possessing extensive empirical data in the field of human interaction with the environment, can offer its own options for solving energy problems. The purpose of our study was to identify the features of proenvironmental behavior of students in the field of energy consumption. The results obtained can make a significant contribution to the development of specific practical steps for the formation and development of proenvironmental behavior among students. Materials and methods. The study involved 197 university students of the State University of Humanities and Social Studies (Kolomna), 59 males and 138 females (M = 18.4, SD = 1.3). The study was carried out using the Big Five Questionnaire-2-R (as adapted by E. Osin et al.), the Portrait Values Questionnaire-Revised-2R S. Schwartz, the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) (as adapted by A. Syrtsova, E. Sokolova and O. Mitina). To highlight the levels of formation of proenvironmental behavior of university students in the field of energy consumption, it was used the designer’s questionnaire aimed at determining the features of energy saving behavior in young men and women the level of its “proenvironmentalism”. As a result, it was found that for the successful implementation of proenvironmental behavior, it is significant that the student is focused more on the interests of other people than on his own; it is important not only the presence of proenvironmental values, but also their combination with the personality traits “empathy” (0,668), “amiability” (0,596), “pedantry” (0,590). Proenvironmental actions require the student to be active, to strive to achieve the set goal, to show perseverance.

Analysis of Energy-saving Behavior among University Students in Vietnam

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naohiro Goto ◽  
Shota Tokunaga ◽  
Dinh Thi Nga ◽  
Van Ho Thi Thanh
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Saving Behavior

Viewing music videos: Emotion and viewer interpretation

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan M. Preston ◽  
Michael Eden
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Emotional Content ◽  
Music Videos ◽  
Music Video ◽  
Mediating Factors ◽  
Comparative Media

Abstract. Music video (MV) content is frequently measured using researcher descriptions. This study examines subjective or viewers’ notions of sex and violence. 168 university students watched 9 mainstream MVs. Incidence counts of sex and violence involve more mediating factors than ratings. High incidents are associated with older viewers, higher scores for Expressivity, lower scores for Instrumentality, and with video orders beginning with high sex and violence. Ratings of sex and violence are associated with older viewers and lower scores for Instrumentality. For sex MVs, inexperienced viewers reported higher incidents and ratings. Because MVs tend to be sexier but less violent than TV and film, viewers may also use comparative media standards to evaluate emotional content MVs.

Emotion Appraisals Predict Neuroticism and Extraversion

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Andrew Comensoli ◽  
Carolyn MacCann
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
The State ◽  
The Relationship

The current study proposes and refines the Appraisals in Personality (AIP) model in a multilevel investigation of whether appraisal dimensions of emotion predict differences in state neuroticism and extraversion. University students (N = 151) completed a five-factor measure of trait personality, and retrospectively reported seven situations from the previous week, giving state personality and appraisal ratings for each situation. Results indicated that: (a) trait neuroticism and extraversion predicted average levels of state neuroticism and extraversion respectively, and (b) five of the examined appraisal dimensions predicted one, or both of the state neuroticism and extraversion personality domains. However, trait personality did not moderate the relationship between appraisals and state personality. It is concluded that appraisal dimensions of emotion may provide a useful taxonomy for quantifying and comparing situations, and predicting state personality.

Assessing Personality With Multi-Descriptor Items

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Johannes Schult ◽  
Rebecca Schneider ◽  
Jörn R. Sparfeldt
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
The Other ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Big Five Inventory ◽  
Personality Inventories

Abstract. The need for efficient personality inventories has led to the wide use of short instruments. The corresponding items often contain multiple, potentially conflicting descriptors within one item. In Study 1 ( N = 198 university students), the reliability and validity of the TIPI (Ten-Item Personality Inventory) was compared with the reliability and validity of a modified TIPI based on items that rephrased each two-descriptor item into two single-descriptor items. In Study 2 ( N = 268 university students), we administered the BFI-10 (Big Five Inventory short version) and a similarly modified version of the BFI-10 without two-descriptor items. In both studies, reliability and construct validity values occasionally improved for separated multi-descriptor items. The inventories with multi-descriptor items showed shortcomings in some factors of the TIPI and the BFI-10. However, the other scales worked comparably well in the original and modified inventories. The limitations of short personality inventories with multi-descriptor items are discussed.

Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Among British Female University Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viren Swami ◽  
Angela Nogueira Campana ◽  
Rebecca Coles
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Body Appreciation ◽  
African Caribbean

Although patients of cosmetic surgery are increasingly ethnically diverse, previous studies have not examined ethnic differences in attitudinal dispositions toward cosmetic surgery. In the present study, 751 British female university students from three ethnic groups (Caucasians, South Asians, and African Caribbeans) completed measures of acceptance of cosmetic surgery, body appreciation, self-esteem, and demographic variables. Initial between-group analyses showed that Caucasians had lower body appreciation and self-esteem than Asian and African Caribbean participants. Importantly, Caucasians had higher acceptance of cosmetic surgery than their ethnic minority counterparts, even after controlling for body appreciation, self-esteem, age, and body mass index. Further analyses showed that ethnicity accounted for a small proportion of the variance in acceptance of cosmetic surgery, with body appreciation and self-esteem emerging as stronger predictors. Possible reasons for ethnic differences in acceptance of cosmetic surgery are discussed in Conclusion.

Challenging the Multidimensional Conception of Perceived Person-Environment Fit

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Julian M. Etzel ◽  
Gabriel Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Substantial Proportion ◽  
Unique Variance ◽  
First Order ◽  
Person Environment Fit ◽  
Order Factor

Abstract. In the current study, we examined the viability of a multidimensional conception of perceived person-environment (P-E) fit in higher education. We introduce an optimized 12-item measure that distinguishes between four content dimensions of perceived P-E fit: interest-contents (I-C) fit, needs-supplies (N-S) fit, demands-abilities (D-A) fit, and values-culture (V-C) fit. The central aim of our study was to examine whether the relationships between different P-E fit dimensions and educational outcomes can be accounted for by a higher-order factor that captures the shared features of the four fit dimensions. Relying on a large sample of university students in Germany, we found that students distinguish between the proposed fit dimensions. The respective first-order factors shared a substantial proportion of variance and conformed to a higher-order factor model. Using a newly developed factor extension procedure, we found that the relationships between the first-order factors and most outcomes were not fully accounted for by the higher-order factor. Rather, with the exception of V-C fit, all specific P-E fit factors that represent the first-order factors’ unique variance showed reliable and theoretically plausible relationships with different outcomes. These findings support the viability of a multidimensional conceptualization of P-E fit and the validity of our adapted instrument.

Authoritative Maternal Parenting Associates With the Explicit Need for Autonomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Jonathan E. Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Parenting ◽  
Maternal Parenting ◽  
Retrospective Design ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Paternal Parenting ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Previous research suggests that parenting style influences the development of the needs for achievement, power, and affiliation. The present study investigated the relationship between parenting style and another important motive disposition – the need for autonomy – in a sample of Singapore university students ( N = 97, 69% female), using a cross-sectional and retrospective design. It was predicted that an authoritative perceived parenting style would relate positively to the implicit need for autonomy ( nAut), the explicit need for autonomy ( sanAut), and the congruence between these two motive dispositions. Authoritative maternal parenting was found to positively associate with sanAut, while maternal parenting was not found to associate with nAut, or with nAut/ sanAut congruence. Paternal parenting was not associated with any of the dependent variables.

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