Predictors of recycling behavior among primary school students in Mexico

• Carlos-Saúl Juárez-Lugo ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

     Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

     México

     
• Localización: PsyEcology: Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüe de Psicología Ambiental, ISSN-e 1989-9386, ISSN 2171-1976, Vol. 1, Nº. 1, 2010, págs. 91-103
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This research paper assessed the recycling behavior of 1040 third and sixth grade students in primary education. Three predictive variables were tested: environmental knowledge, attitude and ability. The purpose of this study was to compare the recycling behavior characteristics observed in the two grades and to identify the specific influence of the three predictive variables on the recycling behavior of students. Sixth grade students performed better than third grade students in the variables knowledge and ability and a statistically significant difference was found (α =.001). This was not the case when testing attitude, where third grade students, particularly girls, showed more willingness to protect the environment. Knowledge and ability have a greater influence on recycling behavior than environmental attitude.