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Youth Attitudes to Nature and Climate Change: Evidence from European Social Survey Cover

Youth Attitudes to Nature and Climate Change: Evidence from European Social Survey

Open Access
|Jan 2023

Abstract

In the discourse of social sciences, more and more attention is paid to the analysis of nature as a value and the problems of climate change. However, in the context of sustainable development, the attitude of different generations towards nature and climate change is important. Although the youth as a social group is seen as the future generation, it is noticeable that not many studies are conducted in Lithuania, where the opinion of the youth and their responsibility for changes in nature and climate change processes are evaluated. Accordingly, the aim of the research – to determine whether nature and climate change are important to youth in Lithuania. Data from European Social Survey (ESS) Round 10 (2021) were used. Logical analysis and synthesis, comparison method, statistical data analysis were applied, Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated. The research results revealed that youth sufficiently perceive nature as a value and see climate change as a problem that must be not only observed but also solved.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15544/mts.2022.40 | Journal eISSN: 2345-0355 | Journal ISSN: 1822-6760
Language: English
Page range: 397 - 405
Submitted on: Nov 2, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 7, 2022
Published on: Jan 17, 2023
Published by: Vytautas Magnus University, Institute of Foreign Language
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Gintarė Vaznonienė, published by Vytautas Magnus University, Institute of Foreign Language
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