Environmental Concern and Action: A View from the Border

Determinants of Protective Behaviors Against Endocrine Disruptors in Young Korean Women

“…In regard to the predisposing factors, self-perceived economic status, interest in health, and concerns about endocrine disruptors were all significant contributors to protect themselves from exposure to endocrine disruptors. Previous studies also have showed positive relationships of parental income [25] and environmental concern [17] with environmental activism. It could be assumed that the lower-income people are likely to have lower levels of environmental concern because of their greater need for goods and services, further they might not afford environmentally goods if those charge more cost.…”

“…First, the predisposing factors are supposed to motivate a behavior before or during its occurrence, which defined as economic status [21,25], interest in health [24] and concern about endocrine disruptors [17] in this study. Second, the reinforcing factors that encourage and reward the person for maintaining or repeating the behavior were defined as peer support [26], health indicators of menstrual pain [26], history of environmental illness [27], and self-appraisal of exposure to endocrine disruptors [17].…”

Examination of social workers' attitudes towards sustainable development and environment in the focus of the COVID-19 pandemic

“…On the other hand, a number of studies have shown that social work training has an impact on attitudes towards the natural environment and sustainability (Al-Makhamreh et al, 2016; Boetto and Bell, 2015; Faver and Muñoz, 2013; Jung, 2016; Miller and Hayward, 2014). Thus, it can be concluded that a significant portion of the participants in the current study who were found to ignore sustainability and the natural environment was due to the lack of theoretical courses at postgraduate level on the natural environment and sustainable development.…”

“…Although environmental and sustainability issues have now become professional responsibilities, there have, to date, been few studies on the attitudes of social workers and social work students before COVID-19 towards the natural environment (Al-Makhamreh et al, 2016;Boetto and Bell, 2015;Do gan and Purutçuo glu, 2017;Faver and Muñoz, 2013;Jung, 2016;Miller and Hayward, 2014). The existing research has tended to focus on social work practice and education, with some studies demonstrating that social work students recognise the importance of environmental justice (in particular in relation to social justice), resulting in a wish to learn more about environmental problems (Jung, 2016;Miller and Hayward, 2014).…”

“…In addition, a number of further studies have determined that training social work students in aspects of natural environment and sustainability can provide significant gains (Al-Makhamreh et al, 2016;Boetto and Bell, 2015). Faver and Muñoz (2013) stated that social work educators have a responsibility to undertake such training. However, although these studies have provided important information on current trends in the field of social work concerning the natural environment and sustainability, all were conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.…”