Pro-environmental behaviors and their barriers among the Hungarian adult population

Attila Varga; Csilla Ágonston; Ágnes Buvár; Ábel Zoltán Szabó; Andrea Dúll

doi:10.32976/stratfuz.2024.3

Authors

Attila Varga Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)
Csilla Ágonston Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)
Ágnes Buvár Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)
Ábel Zoltán Szabó Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)
Andrea Dúll Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32976/stratfuz.2024.3

Keywords:

environmental actions, environmental intentions, dragons of inaction

Abstract

In the spring of 2022, the Institute for People-Environment Transaction at ELTE PPK conducted a representative survey on the pro-environmental behaviours of the Hungarian population. The survey explored the frequency of different pro-environmental behaviours that can be applied in everyday life, the areas in which people plan to make their lifestyles more environmentally friendly in the near future, and the areas in which they consider it easy or difficult to make their lifestyles more environmentally friendly. In addition, the study also sought to identify the perceived barriers that Hungarian adults face in relation to greening their lifestyles. The key message from the results is that the intention to protect the environment is overwhelmingly evident among the Hungarian population, but people are open to positive environmental changes in different areas and to varying degrees.

Author Biographies

Attila Varga, Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)

PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Institute of People-Environment Transaction

Csilla Ágonston, Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)

PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Institute of People–Environment Transaction

Ágnes Buvár, Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)

PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Institute of People-Environment Transaction

Ábel Zoltán Szabó, Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)

MA psychology student, Institute of Psychology

Andrea Dúll, Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE)

DSc, Professor, Institute of People-Environment Transaction

Professor, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Communication

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