GENDER DIFFERENCE IN THE PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR DIMENSIONS OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS

Abstract

The present study aimed to find out the gender difference in the Pro-Environmental behaviour dimensions of higher secondary students. Survey method with stratified random sampling technique has been followed for the present study. The Pro-Environmental behaviour Scale constructed and validated by the investigator (2023) has been adapted to measure the Pro-Environmental behaviour of higher secondary students. The sample consists of students studying higher secondary in selected schools. The total sample consists of 896 students which includes 559 Boys and 337 Girls. The present study revealed that there is no significant difference between male and female higher secondary students in the Total Pro-Environmental behaviour and Pro-Environmental behaviour dimensions such as, Conservation behaviors, Environmental Policy Support, Social Environmentalism and Land Stewardship.