Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development (농촌지도와개발)

Korean Society of Agricultural Extension (한국농촌지도학회)
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A Study on the Locus of Control and Environmental Behavior of Undergraduate Students

대학생들의 통제성향과 환경행동에 관한 연구

  • Oh, Hae-Sub (College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University)
  • 오해섭 (서울대학교 농업생명과학대학)
  • Published : 1996.12.31
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Abstract

Locals of Control is considered one of the main imporment factors on responsible environmental behaviors(REB). It is defined as an individual's perception of his or ha ability to bring about change through his a her behavior. This psychological construct is divided in two, external and internal. Internal locus of control(ILOC) is imporment as predictor for responsible environmental behaviors. This study was conducted to investigate the Locus of Control and relations with REB in Undergraduate Students. The data were collected mainly through questionnaires and a total of 157 responded questionnaires was analyzed for the study. The statistical methods used in this study were frequency, percentile and correlation. The major findings of this study were (1) Most of undergraduate students had internal locus of control(75.2%). (2) According to region, rural students showed high levels in ILOC and REB.

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