Table 3: Average scores obtained by the nursing students from the ecocentric, anthropocentric and antipathetic attitudes towards environment scale depending on certain demographic characteristics (n: 244).

Sub-Dimentions of the Scale

Variables

 n

Ort ± SD

Statistical Evaluation

 P*

Gender

Ecocentric centered attitude

Female

Male

175

69

63.28 ± 7.04

60.75 ± 9.52

t: 2.27

0.024

Anthropocentric centered attitude

Female

Male

175

69

42.32 ± 7.92

41.82 ± 8.17

t: 0.440

0.661

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

Female

Male

175

69

15.18 ± 7.36

18.24 ± 6.68

t: -2.996

0.003

 

Age

 

 

 

Ecocentric centered attitude

18-21

22 and upper

138

106

62.18 ± 7.91

63.06 ± 7.86

t: -0.868

0.386

Anthropocentric centered attitude

18-21

22 and upper

138

106

42.05 ± 7.79

42.34 ± 8.25

t: -0.282

0.778

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

18-21

22 and upper

138

106

15.32 ± 6.35

17.00 ± 8.30

t: -1.784

0.76

 

Grade

 

 

 

Ecocentric centered attitude

Freshmen

Second

Third

Fourth

26

51

99

68

61.19 ± 9.56

61.60 ± 8.46

63.01 ± 7.84

63.16 ± 6.79

KW: 1.716

0.633

Anthropocentric centered attitude

Freshmen

Second

Third

Fourth

26

51

99

68

41.88 ± 7.32

42.98 ± 8.03

42.75 ± 7.56

40.86 ± 8.74

KW: 1.686

0.640

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

Freshmen

Second

Third

Fourth

26

51

99

68

16.73 ± 5.51

14.66 ± 6.28

15.42 ± 6.62

17.75 ± 9.10

KW: 4.384

0.223

 

Status of income and expenditure

 

 

 

 

Ecocentric centered attitude

Expenditure lower than their income

Equal to their expenditure

Expenditure higher than their income

77

142

24

62.93 ± 9.22

62.59 ± 7.10

60.95 ± 7.90

KW: 1.555

0.460

Anthropocentric centered attitude

Expenditure lower than their income

Equal to their expenditure

Expenditure higher than their income

77

142

24

42.98 ± 8.22

41.85 ± 8.07

41.00 ± 6.10

KW: 2.815

0.245

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

Expenditure lower than their income

Equal to their expenditure

Expenditure higher than their income

77

142

24

15.94 ± 7.12

16.04 ± 7.59

16.09 ± 7.28

KW: 0.934

0.624

 

Having pet

 

 

 

 

Ecocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

46

198

64.86 ± 6.20

62.03 ± 8.15

t: 2.216

0.280

Anthropocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

46

198

42.32 ± 9.08

41.91 ± 7.70

t: 1.077

0.283

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

Yes

No

46

198

14.69 ± 6.56

16.36 ± 7.43

t: -1.404

0.162

 

Growing plants

 

 

 

 

Ecocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

151

93

63.90 ± 6.94

60.39 ± 8.84

t: 3.442

0.001

Anthropocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

151

93

43.50 ± 7.28

40.04 ± 8.61

t: 3.357

0.001

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

Yes

No

151

93

15.29 ± 7.07

17.27 ± 7.52

t: -2.074

0.039

 

Recidence area

 

 

 

Ecocentric centered attitude

Aegean Region

Mediterranean Region

Marmara Region

Central Anatolian Region

Southeastern Anatolian Region

Eastern Anatolian Region

Black Sea RegionAbroad

74

47

23

17

19

14

11

2

63.59 ± 7.11

63.80 ± 7.96

60.43 ± 9.57

62.58 ± 6.27

58.78 ± 11.99

62.92 ± 7.04

59.90 ± 6.28

62.53 ± 8.09

KW: 6.638

0.468

Anthropocentric centered attitude

Aegean Region

Mediterranean Region

Marmara Region

Central Anatolian Region

Southeastern Anatolian Region

Eastern Anatolian Region

Black Sea Region Abroad

74

47

23

17

19

14

11

2

41.56 ± 9.31

43.78 ± 7.24

40.82 ± 5.21

43.17 ± 9.20

40.73 ± 10.85

43.28 ± 4.44

44.18 ± 8.08

42.29 ± 8.28

KW: 6.593

0.472

 

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

Aegean Region

Mediterranean Region

Marmara Region

Central Anatolian Region

Southeastern Anatolian Region

Eastern Anatolian Region

Black Sea Region

Abroad

74

47

23

17

19

14

11

2

16.29 ± 7.54

14.12 ± 5.66

16.69 ± 8.55

17.88 ± 7.46

16.52 ± 6.82

15.21 ± 7.22

16.00 ± 6.72

25.00 ± 4.24

KW: 7.646

0.365

 

Participating in environmental activities

 

 

 

Ecocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

76

168

63.98 ± 7.61

61.92 ± 7.95

t: 1.902

0.058

Anthropocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

76

168

43.72 ± 7.90

41.48 ± 7.94

t: 2.039

0.043

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

Yes

No

76

168

15.72 ± 8.45

16.20 ± 6.72

t: -4.74

0.636

 

Listening news related to environment

 

 

 

 

Ecocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

221

23

63.57 ± 6.89

52.86 ± 10.17

U: 878.00

0.000

Anthropocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

221

23

42.57 ± 7.75

38.47 ± 9.30

U: 1906.00

0.048

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

Yes

No

221

23

15.74 ± 7.36

19.04 ± 5.93

U: 1734.00

0.012

 

Talking about environment with social or family member

 

 

 

Ecocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

190

54

63.83 ± 6.79

58.11 ± 9.72

t: 4.920

0.000

Anthropocentric centered attitude

Yes

No

190

54

42.92 ± 7.36

39.59 ± 9.47

t: 2.740

0.007

Antipathetic attitudes towards environment

Yes

No

190

54

15.64 ± 7.30

17.48 ± 7.13

t: -1.636

0.103

*p < 0.05.