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IN THIS DOCTORAL THESIS ANALYZED THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY SAMPLE POPULATION BY EXAMINING THREE MAIN ELEMENTS: 1. THE RECOGNITION AND EVALUATION BY CITIZENS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND THEIR RANKING IN ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS. 2. AWARENESS IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. 3. THE STAFF COSTS ARE PREPARED TO SUFFER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY WHEN THIS COST IS FINANCIAL AND HOW IT RELATES TO OTHER COSTS SUCH AS MONTHLY EXPENDITURE ON ENTERTAINMENT. THE SURVEY USED IN PART BY SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR SCALE - SRCB CONSTRUCTED BY J. ANTIL AND BENNET R. 1979. THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. FOR RESEARCH CONVENIENCE SAMPLE WAS USED INITIALLY ("CONVENIENCE SAMPLE") AND THEN THE SNOWBALL METHOD. INITIALLY, THE E-MAIL SENT BY EMAIL TO PEOPLE WORKING AND WIDER SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE RESEARCHER, OF WHOM WE ASKED TO FORWARD TO FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. OUR GOAL WAS TO COLLECT MORE THAN 1000 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE FULLY COMPLETED, WHICH EPITEF ...
IN THIS DOCTORAL THESIS ANALYZED THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY SAMPLE POPULATION BY EXAMINING THREE MAIN ELEMENTS: 1. THE RECOGNITION AND EVALUATION BY CITIZENS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND THEIR RANKING IN ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS. 2. AWARENESS IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. 3. THE STAFF COSTS ARE PREPARED TO SUFFER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY WHEN THIS COST IS FINANCIAL AND HOW IT RELATES TO OTHER COSTS SUCH AS MONTHLY EXPENDITURE ON ENTERTAINMENT. THE SURVEY USED IN PART BY SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR SCALE - SRCB CONSTRUCTED BY J. ANTIL AND BENNET R. 1979. THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. FOR RESEARCH CONVENIENCE SAMPLE WAS USED INITIALLY ("CONVENIENCE SAMPLE") AND THEN THE SNOWBALL METHOD. INITIALLY, THE E-MAIL SENT BY EMAIL TO PEOPLE WORKING AND WIDER SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE RESEARCHER, OF WHOM WE ASKED TO FORWARD TO FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. OUR GOAL WAS TO COLLECT MORE THAN 1000 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE FULLY COMPLETED, WHICH EPITEFTHCHIKE THE CONSTRUCTION AND PROGRAMMING OF THE ELECTRONIC QUESTIONNAIRE IN A WAY THAT DID NOT ALLOW THE SUBMISSION, IF A QUESTION WAS LEFT UNANSWERED. IN EACH CASE, RECORD PERSONAL DATA (EG NAME, IP OF THE COMPUTER, ETC.) TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS COMPOSED OF FOUR MAIN SECTIONS. THE FIRST ASKED TO ASSESS A FIVE-POINT SCALE OF 11 MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF THEIR DAILY LIVES. THE SECOND SECTION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE ASKED RESPONDENTS TO NOTE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY AGREE OR DISAGREE ON A SCALE LIKERT 7 POINTS WITH 30 QUESTIONS. AMONG THE STATEMENTS WERE ALSO REVERSED STATEMENTS, WHICH ARE GRADED UPSIDE DOWN DURING PROCESSING. IN THIRD PLACE WE TRIED TO DETERMINE THE WILLINGNESS TO PAY AND THE CORRELATION WITH THE MONTHLY COST FOR THEIR ENTERTAINMENT. FIRST WE RECORDED THE AMOUNT THEY SPEND ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR THEIR ENTERTAINMENT. THEN ASKED TO CHOOSE FROM ALTERNATIVE FIGURES 5, 10 AND 3 EUROS PER MONTH, BUT ALSO FREE TO DECLARE TO WHAT AMOUNT THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY EACH MONTH TO ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. IN THE FOURTH PART RECORDED THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE PARTICIPANT. THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH WAS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS WITH A DESIRE TO MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION, THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND EVALUATE THE DAILY PROBLEMS OF CITIZENS. THE FINDINGS ON CERTAIN ITEMS ONLY COINCIDE WITH THOSE OF PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS. SEX SUCCESSFULLY PREDICT MOST SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS, LEADING US TO CONCLUDE THAT WOMEN IN GREECE ARE MORE CONSCIOUS THAN MEN IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND MORE WILLING TO TRANSLATE THIS POSITIVE DISPOSITION TOWARDS THE PROTECTION OF ECOLOGICAL BALANCE SPECIFIC ACTIONS AND PARTICULAR TO SPECIFIC CONSUMER BEHAVIORS. THIS POINT IS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE FOR GREECE, WHERE WOMEN ARE THE VAST MAJORITY OF HOUSEHOLDS CHOOSE AND MAKE THE MARKETS MORE EVERYDAY PRODUCTS AND EVERYDAY LIFE. THIS MAY EXPLAIN AND GREATER CONSCIENTIOUSNESS OF MARRIED VERSUS UNMARRIED, WHICH IS ANOTHER KEY DIFFERENTIATING FACTOR. PEOPLE WHO HAVE A FAMILY ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE OF THEIR FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. GOOD PREDICTABILITY DISPLAYS AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, AND HIGHER EDUCATION SEEMS TO CREATE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSIBLE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR. ONE POSSIBLE EXPLANATION IS THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE GREATER AWARENESS OF ISSUES AND HAVE READ AND DISCUSS MORE ISSUES. IN CONTRAST, HOWEVER, WITH MOST STUDIES ABROAD, AND IS ANSWERED ON THE ROLE OF AGE. IN THESE INVESTIGATIONS, HOWEVER, OPINIONS DIFFER. SOME RESEARCHERS RELATE THE ECOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE YOUNG, WHILE OTHERS BELIEVE IT IS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN OLD AGE. IN OUR CASE, NO EVIDENCE WAS SUCH AS TO SUGGEST ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WAY. THE USEFULNESS OF STUDYING THESE DATA BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS CAN LEAD TO PERSONAL AND CIVIC IMPLICATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY BY STATE, PRIVATE COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
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