Assessment of the impact of personality characteristics on the environmental awareness

• Autorzy: Novotny Roman , Huttmanova Emilia , Kalistova Anna , Steiner Martin J.F. , Ramharter Peter Michael , Benko Miroslav , Salabura Daniel

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2022.26.1.14

Warianty tytułu

PL

Ocena wpływu cech osobowości na świadomość ekologiczną

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper is focused on assessing the impact of personality characteristics on the level of identified environmental awareness factors in Slovakia. On a theoretical basis, the work examines 3 factors of environmental awareness: cognitive, emotional and behavioural factors. Personality characteristics were studied from the point of view of the Big-Five trait taxonomy. Primary data were obtained through questionnaires. The object of the research are the residents of Slovakia aged 18 and above with Slovak nationality. The research sample consisted of 1108 respondents. In the analysis of the research results, the used factor model proved to be significant, and personality characteristics proved to be a statistically significant predictor of the level of identified environmental awareness factors. According to the results of the model, Conscientiousness and Openness influenced all 3 factors of environmental awareness, and other personality traits influenced environmental awareness only within some factors. Thus, this study extends the empirical research focused on factors affecting environmental awareness in the understudied region of Central and Eastern Europe, and the achieved results may be the basis for environmental awareness management measures in practice.

PL

Artykuł koncentruje się na ocenie wpływu cech osobowości na poziom zidentyfikowanych czynników świadomości ekologicznej na Słowacji. Na gruncie teoretycznym w pracy zbadano 3 czynniki świadomości środowiskowej: czynniki poznawcze, emocjonalne i behawioralne. Cechy osobowości badano z punktu widzenia taksonomii cech Wielkiej Piątki. Dane pierwotne uzyskano za pomocą kwestionariuszy. Obiektem badań są mieszkańcy Słowacji w wieku 18 lat i więcej, posiadający narodowość słowacką. Próba badawcza liczyła 1108 respondentów. W analizie wyników badań zastosowany model czynnikowy okazał się istotny, a cechy osobowości okazały się istotnym statystycznie predyktorem poziomu zidentyfikowanych czynników świadomości środowiskowej. Zgodnie z wynikami modelu Sumienność i Otwartość wpływały na wszystkie 3 czynniki świadomości ekologicznej, a pozostałe cechy osobowości wpływały na świadomość ekologiczną tylko w zakresie niektórych czynników. Tym samym niniejsze opracowanie jest rozszerzeniem badań empirycznych skoncentrowanych na czynnikach wpływających na świadomość ekologiczną w niedostatecznie zbadanym regionie Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, a uzyskane wyniki mogą być podstawą do podejmowania działań w zakresie zarządzania świadomością ekologiczną w praktyce.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

environmental awareness; environmental behaviour; personality characteristics; environmental awareness management; Slovakia

PL

świadomość ekologiczna; zachowania środowiskowe; cechy osobowości; zarządzanie świadomością ekologiczną; Słowacja

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 26, No. 1
• Strony: 217--232
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 46 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Novotny Roman

• University of Presov in Presov, Faculty of Management and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9095-5633

autor

Huttmanova Emilia

• University of Presov in Presov, Faculty of Management and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4469-1248

autor

Kalistova Anna

• University of Presov in Presov, Faculty of Management and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-1745

autor

Steiner Martin J.F.

• University of Presov in Presov, Faculty of Management and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6745-7596+

autor

Ramharter Peter Michael

• University of Presov in Presov, Faculty of Management and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3569-4439

autor

Benko Miroslav

• University of Presov in Presov, Faculty of Management and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-1015

autor

Salabura Daniel

• University of Presov in Presov, Faculty of Management and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3688-9959

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).