DETERMİNİNG WOMEN'S ECOLOGİCAL FOOTPRİNT AWARENESS BY GENERATİONS

Women's Ecological Footprint Awareness


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Authors

  • Hatice Aslıhan Hacımuhittinoğulları
  • Şükrü Can Karaman
  • Sevim Yıldırım
  • Esra Ünal no
  • Simge Öztürk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55433/gsbd/241

Keywords:

Ecological Footprint, Woman, Generation

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the ecological footprint awareness of women according to generations. This descriptive study was conducted between March and April 2023. The sample of the study consisted of 345 women (115 X, 115 Y, 115 Z generation) living in Turkey, who were not diagnosed with mental disorders and accepted to participate in the study. Data were collected online using the Personal Information Form and the Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale via Google Form. The data were evaluated with SPSS 25 Programme, using descriptive statistics as well as Chi-square and Kruskal Wallis test statistics. Women's Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale mean total score was 117.3 ± 29.73, and the median was; It was determined as 121 (30- 150). The median total score of Ecological Footprint Awareness of the women in the X generation was significantly higher than the women in the Y and Z generation (p<0.001). In the comparison of the sub-dimensions of the Ecological Footprint Awareness scale according to generations; It was determined that the sub-dimension score medians of Energy, Recycling, Transportation, Food and Water Consumption were significantly higher for the women in the X generation than the women in the Y and Z generation (p<0.05). In this study, it was determined that the awareness of ecological footprint increased with the increasing age of women. It is recommended to plan trainings to increase awareness of the ecological footprint of women in the young age group and to carry out group studies involving women from different generations.

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Published

2024-03-09

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Hacımuhittinoğulları, H. A., Karaman, Şükrü C., Yıldırım, S., Ünal, E., & Öztürk, S. (2024). DETERMİNİNG WOMEN’S ECOLOGİCAL FOOTPRİNT AWARENESS BY GENERATİONS: Women’s Ecological Footprint Awareness. Göbeklitepe Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 7(15). https://doi.org/10.55433/gsbd/241

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