Environmental awareness in adulthood. A study of the hierarchy of Sustainable Development Goals

José Eduardo Moreno; María Eugenia Prestofelippo; Jésica Verónica Favara

Authors

José Eduardo Moreno Universidad del Salvador
María Eugenia Prestofelippo Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
Jésica Verónica Favara Universidad del Salvador

Keywords:

ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, ADULTHOOD, PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to assess how adults rank the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the importance they attach to the SDGs related to caring for the environment, as well as their interest in participating in pro-environmental activities and their opinion on environmental education. The sample comprised 170 adults (85 women and 85 men) from the city of Paraná and Oro Verde, Province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It includes two subsamples by age: 75 young adults (44.1%) and 95 middle and late adults (55.9%). The environment is not a priority for the adults in this sample, they ranked higher the development goals of fight against poverty, promotion of health and education.

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