BEHAVIOUR AND VALUES & RESPONSIBILITYRESEARCH STUDY.

Dana VokounovaUniversity of Economics in BratislavaSlovakia

ATTITUDES, OPINION, BEHAVIOUR students are aware of actual condition of environment and

environmental issues are important to them they understand the importance of their own behaviour which

has significant influence on the environment it is producers who are heavy polluters and therefore they should

take care of environment they are ready to buy environmentally friendly products even if

they are more expensive they are not quite sure they should change their current lifestyle current information is not sufficient to clearly recognize

environmentally friendly products they do not tend to trust information written on the product

labels

ACTIVITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION  %

Separating waste 85,6

Reduce energy consumption (ligtening, heating, household appliances) 57,2

Buy more local products while avoiding products that come from far away 44,9

Using public transport as much as possible instead of using own car 43,9

More effective use of cars (car does not just carry one or two persons) 40,1

Replace cars with a more energy efficient one, even if they are smaller or more expensive

34,8

Reduce waste by reasonable buying 33,2

Prioritize purchase of ecological products, even if they are more expensive 21,9

Pay a little more in taxes to help protect the environment 4,8

SCHWARTZ´S SYSTEM OF VALUES

TYPOLOGY – VALUES AND BEHAVIOURType 1 – Variegated and Responsible

Type 2 – Harsh and Selfish

Type 3 – Adrenaline and Undecided

Type 4 – Nice and Soft