Factors Associated with Attitudes and Knowledge of First-Semester College Students toward Climate Change
Factors Associated with Attitudes and Knowledge of First-Semester College Students toward Climate Change
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第一学期大学生对气候变化的态度和知识影响因素
作者：
S. E. Harrod;Virginie Rolland
尽管有科学共识和教育努力，但大约25%的美国人仍然不相信人为气候变化(ACC)，而且仍然存在重大误解。许多研究评估了成年人的观点，但重要的是也要了解年轻人的看法，他们将处理ACC未来的影响。在这项研究中，我们旨在确定第一学期的大学生对ACC的态度和知识，哪些因素与这些测量相关，以及知识得分是否在不同的受众群体中存在差异。我们在19所美国大学进行了调查，收到了2355份回复。这些调查包括评估态度、知识和人口统计数据的部分。我们用有序回归和贝塔回归分析了他们的态度和知识。73.6%的学生非常关心社区卫生知识，平均知识得分较高(0.89%，标准差=0.003)。态度和知识与个人和环境因素相结合。受关注的学生得分更高，这表明教育可能是一个重要的缓解工具。
Despite scientific consensus and educational efforts, approximately 25% of Americans remain unconvinced of anthropogenic climate change (ACC), and significant misconceptions remain. Many studies have assessed adults’ views, but it is important to also understand the perceptions of younger individuals who will deal with the future impacts of ACC. In this study, we aimed to determine first-semester college students’ attitudes toward and knowledge of ACC, which factors are associated with these measures, and whether knowledge scores differ among audience segments. We issued surveys at 19 American universities and received 2355 responses. The surveys contained sections assessing attitudes, knowledge, and demographics. We analyzed the attitudes and knowledge in ordinal and beta regressions. Most (73.6%) of the students were very concerned about ACC, and their average knowledge scores were high (0.89, standard error = 0.003). Attitude and knowledge were associated with a combination of personal and environmental factors. The concerned students had higher scores, suggesting education may be an important mitigation tool.