The effect of intention to act and knowledge of environmental issues on environmental behavior

Authors

  • Fauzul Iman Master Program of Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jl. Pemuda No. 10 Rawamangun, East Jakarta City, the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta (DKI, Jakarta) 13220
  • Mieke Miarsyah Master Program of Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jl. Pemuda No. 10 Rawamangun, East Jakarta City, the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta (DKI, Jakarta) 13220
  • Diana Vivanti Sigit Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jl. Rawamangun Muka, the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta (DKI, Jakarta) 13220

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22219/jpbi.v5i3.8842

Keywords:

environmental behavior, intention to act, knowledge of environmental issues

Abstract

Intention to act and environmental issues knowledge has been assumed as the two variables which affect people’s environmental behavior. This study aimed at determining the correlations between variables (i.e. intention to act, environmental issues knowledge, and environmental behavior) on biology teachers in State High Schools of Pandeglang Regency. This survey research used quantitative approach. The sample was 51 teachers chosen using simple random sampling.  Meanwhile, the population was 61 teachers in State High Schools of Pandeglang Regency. The data gained were analyzed using path analysis. The results showed that environmental knowledge gives direct impact on environmental behavior with coefficient value was 0.472. The same phenomena were also occurred in the intention to act towards the teachers’ environmental behavior (0.508). In addition, the intention to act was directly influenced by environmental knowledge (0.364), while the environmental behavior was indirectly affected by environmental knowledge (0.185). Thus, the findings of this study can be basic information to determine the most proper strategy to cultivate a good environmental behavior.

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2019-11-30

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2019): NOVEMBER

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Environmental Education and Literacy

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