Environmental behaviors in students of a Peruvian private university

Abstract

In recent years, environmental behaviors have been promoted in students because they are a way to solve environmental problems and allow sustainability goals to be achieved. In this sense, the objective of this research was to analyze the environmental behaviors of undergraduate students from a branch of a Peruvian private university. The approach was quantitative, the design was non-experimental and the level was descriptive transectional. The sample consisted of 268 students to whom the Environmental Behavior Questionnaire was applied, an instrument with adequate levels of validity and reliability. According to the results, the students were characterized by being in the process of developing environmental behaviors and it was determined that some sociodemographic variables such as gender, age and socioeconomic level were significantly associated with these behaviors (p<0.05). Finally, it was concluded that it is necessary to promote environmental education through the development of activities, both theoretical and practical, to consolidate the environmental behavior of students.