DEVELOPMENT OF A LINEAR STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP MODEL OF RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS OF UPPER PRIMARY STUDENTS
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This study involved causal relationship research. The purpose of this research was to develop and examine the goodness of fit of a linear structural relationship model of responsible environmental behaviors of upper primary students. The sample was 337 fifth grade students in Pathumthani province, randomly selected by two-stage random sampling. There were four latent variables: environmental knowledge, attitude toward responsible environmental behaviors, intention to act for the environment, and responsible environmental behaviors. The research instruments consisted of a responsible environmental behaviors questionnaire, an attitude toward responsible environmental behaviors questionnaire, an intention to act for the environment questionnaire, and an environmental knowledge test with reliabilities at 0.93, 0.93, 0.97, and 0.70 respectively. The collected data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, pearson product moment correlations, and LISREL analysis. The research findings were as follows:
1.The linear structural relationship model of responsible environmental behaviors of upper primary students fit the empirical data with a Chi-square of 83.82, df = 72, p = 0.161, GFI = 0.97, AGFI = 0.94, and RMSEA = 0.022.
2.A variable having a direct effect on responsible environmental behaviors was the intention to act for the environment. The variables having indirect effects on responsible environmental behaviors were environmental knowledge and attitude toward responsible environmental behaviors. The variables having the highest total effect on responsible environmental behaviors were the attitude toward responsible environmental behaviors, the intention to act for the environment, and environmental knowledge respectively.
This research suggests that attitudes toward responsible environmental behaviors, intentions to act for the environment, and environmental knowledge influence responsible environmental behaviors. The research findings can be applied to set school policies such as visions, missions, and aims. In can also be applied in classroom settings, for example, curriculum designed to enhance responsible environmental behaviors
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