Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 761-783Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/IJSHE-11-2018-0223
Keywords
University students; Social support; Pro-social; Pro-environment; Two stage quantile regressions
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Purpose This study aims to use pro-social and pro-environment attitudes as indicators of social and environmental sustainability to empirically examine the relationship between the two pillars of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach Self-reported survey responses of undergraduate students of the University of Utah are used for conducting a two-stage quantile regression analysis wherein social support serves as an instrument for identifying pro-social attitude for estimating the relationship between pro-social and pro-environment attitudes. Findings The estimates show that students who receive more social support tend to be more pro-social, and more pro-social students are more pro-environment. Originality/value These results reiterate that universities can enhance sustainability education by adopting a more holistic approach wherein social and environmental sustainability are co-integrated. Additionally, by strengthening their role as a vital source of social support for students, universities can further enhance the synergistic relationship between pro-social and pro-environment attitudes of university students.
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