Does gender influence a person's environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours?

J. Hidalgo Crespo; F. Benítez-Troya; J. L. Amaya-Rivas; M. Soto; A. F. Terán-Alvarado; A. Hidalgo-Crespo

doi:10.18687/LACCEI2022.1.1.673

Does gender influence a person's environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours?

J. Hidalgo Crespo, F. Benítez-Troya, J. L. Amaya-Rivas, M. Soto, A. F. Terán-Alvarado, A. Hidalgo-Crespo

Interdisciplinary Research Group in Applied Mathematics (GIIMA)

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Abstract

The following research work analyzes if gender influences the environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours of a person in the city of Guayaquil. Additionally, the research seeks to establish if education level and civil status haveany effect for both indicators in men and women. To analyze this, a survey was carried out to a sample 1210 people, who were chosen randomly, thus allowing responses from a variety of locations and settings to be examined. Based on the results of the hypothesis tests, it can be concluded that women in fact showed higher rates of both indicators, demonstrating that in fact gender influence environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours, then both hypothesis were accepted. Finally, Guayaquil's respondents are aware of the existence of environmental problems, although their concerns do not always translate into responsible behavi or with the environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Subtitle of host publication	"Education, Research and Leadership in Post-Pandemic Engineering: Resilient Inclusive and Sustainable Actions", LACCEI 2022
Editors	Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Jose Texier, Andrea Pena, Jose Angel Sanchez Viloria
Publisher	Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
ISBN (Electronic)	9786289520705
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2022.1.1.673
State	Published - 2022
Event	20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, LACCEI 2022 - Boca Raton, United States Duration: 18 Jul 2022 → 22 Jul 2022

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Volume	2022-July
ISSN (Electronic)	2414-6390

Conference

Conference	20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, LACCEI 2022
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boca Raton
Period	18/07/22 → 22/07/22

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Environmental Concern
Gender
Pro-environmental Behaviours
Survey

Access to Document

10.18687/LACCEI2022.1.1.673

Cite this

Hidalgo Crespo, J., Benítez-Troya, F., Amaya-Rivas, J. L., Soto, M., Terán-Alvarado, A. F., & Hidalgo-Crespo, A. (2022). Does gender influence a person's environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours? In M. M. Larrondo Petrie, J. Texier, A. Pena, & J. A. S. Viloria (Eds.), 20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Education, Research and Leadership in Post-Pandemic Engineering: Resilient Inclusive and Sustainable Actions", LACCEI 2022 (Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology; Vol. 2022-July). Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2022.1.1.673

Hidalgo Crespo, J. ; Benítez-Troya, F. ; Amaya-Rivas, J. L. et al. / Does gender influence a person's environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours?. 20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Education, Research and Leadership in Post-Pandemic Engineering: Resilient Inclusive and Sustainable Actions", LACCEI 2022. editor / Maria M. Larrondo Petrie ; Jose Texier ; Andrea Pena ; Jose Angel Sanchez Viloria. Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, 2022. (Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology).

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Hidalgo Crespo, J, Benítez-Troya, F, Amaya-Rivas, JL, Soto, M, Terán-Alvarado, AF & Hidalgo-Crespo, A 2022, Does gender influence a person's environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours? in MM Larrondo Petrie, J Texier, A Pena & JAS Viloria (eds), 20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Education, Research and Leadership in Post-Pandemic Engineering: Resilient Inclusive and Sustainable Actions", LACCEI 2022. Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, vol. 2022-July, Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, 20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, LACCEI 2022, Boca Raton, United States, 18/07/22. https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2022.1.1.673

Does gender influence a person's environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviours? / Hidalgo Crespo, J.; Benítez-Troya, F.; Amaya-Rivas, J. L. et al.
20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Education, Research and Leadership in Post-Pandemic Engineering: Resilient Inclusive and Sustainable Actions", LACCEI 2022. ed. / Maria M. Larrondo Petrie; Jose Texier; Andrea Pena; Jose Angel Sanchez Viloria. Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, 2022. (Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology; Vol. 2022-July).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review