| Title: | Roles of personal values and information technology usage in forming the university students’ view of environmental sustainability : a preliminary regional study of economics and business students |
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| Authors: | ID Alfirević, Nikša (Author)
ID Potočan, Vojko (Author)
ID Nedelko, Zlatko (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/22/9830
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | EPF - Faculty of Business and Economics
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| Abstract: | This study focuses on two significant factors shaping university students’ perception
of environmental sustainability. Those are (a) personal values, measured by the Portrait Values
Questionnaire (PVQ) and (b) the usage of and proficiency in information technology. Personal
values have been widely used to analyze individual perspectives toward various issues, including
environmental ones. As contemporary social arrangements include significant influences from social
networks and mobile phone usage, overall engagement with technology becomes an essential factor
affecting university student attitudes and behaviors. While the individual impact of those factors
can be found in the extant literature, we look into their interaction concerning university student
pro-environmental attitudes, measured by the Revised NEP (New Ecological Paradigm) Scale, and
their environmental self-efficacy. Our sample comes from the population of undergraduate business
and economics students from Central and Southeast Europe, specifically Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. We discuss our findings in the context of previous studies
from the same regions and consider the unique socio-economic factors. The research results address
Sustainable Development Goals 4 (quality education), 12 (responsible consumption and production),
and 13 (climate action) by analyzing the factors contributing to university student pro-environmental
attitudes and their self-efficacy in the context of their information technology usage and proficiency. |
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| Keywords: | personal values, information technology, university students, pro-environmental worldview, Central Europe, Southeast Europe |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 01.10.2024 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 08.11.2024 |
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| Publication date: | 11.11.2024 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-14 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 16, issue 22, spec. iss., [art. no.] 9830 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-92715  |
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| UDC: | 005.9 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2071-1050 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 217109507 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/su16229830 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 02.07.2025 |
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| Views: | 222 |
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| Downloads: | 3 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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