University Students’ Attitudes towards Environmental Problems: Nursing Sample
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Objective: This study aims to assess nursing department students’ attitudes towards environmental problems.
Methods: The present study is descriptive in nature. It was conducted with the volunteer participation of 1047 students in three different universities in the eastern part of Turkey between December 2017 and March 2018. Data were collected using the Socio-demographic Form and Attitudes towards Environmental Problems Scale.
Results: Results showed that students’ Attitudes towards Environmental Problems Scale mean score was 64.86 ± 10.22; the scores obtained from the scale ranged between 17 and 88. Categorization of the scale scores showed that 67.3% of the students were in the high score group. Mean score of female students and students who were “always” sensitive to environment was found to be statistically higher (p<0.05).
Conclusion: In conclusion, nursing students had positive attitudes towards environmental problems, and mean scores were found to be higher in female students and students who were sensitive to behaviours about environment.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Betül Aktaş
0000-0002-5007-8186
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Ocak 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
8 Mart 2019
Kabul Tarihi
19 Mayıs 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 1
