Hubungan Environmental Concern dan Gaya Hidup Berkelanjutan (Kasus: Peserta Program Sustainable Lifestyle Action 2024)

Abstract

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan antara karakteristik sosio-demografis, environmental concern, dan gaya hidup berkelanjutan pada peserta Sustainable Lifestyle Action 2024. Latar belakang penelitian didasari oleh meningkatnya urgensi isu lingkungan global dan pentingnya peran generasi muda sebagai agen perubahan. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) Tingkat environmental concern pada dimensi egoistic, altruistic, dan biospheric responden mayoritas berada pada kategori tinggi; 2) Praktik gaya hidup berkelanjutan responden menunjukkan hasil dominan tinggi; 3) terdapat hubungan signifikan hingga sangat signifikan antara karakteristik sosio-demografis dan environmental concern, kecuali indikator jenis kelamin tidak menunjukkan adanya hubungan dengan environmental concern; dan 4) Ditemukan hubungan sangat signifikan antara environmental concern dan gaya hidup berkelanjutan.

This study aims to examine the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics, environmental concern, and sustainable lifestyle practices among participants of the Sustainable Lifestyle Action 2024 program. The background of this research is the escalating urgency of environmental issues and the important role of young people in creating positive change. The results show that (1) the level of environmental concern in the egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric dimensions among respondents predominantly high; (2) their sustainable lifestyle practices are also predominantly high; (3) several socio-demographic characteristics are significantly related to environmental concern, except for gender, that did not show any association with environmental concern; and (4) environmental concern has a strong and significant relationship with sustainable lifestyle practices.