Improving Pro-Environmental Behavior of Nursing Students Based on Protection Motivation Theory | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 13, Issue 52, July 2025, Page 117-127 PDF (915.92 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.385056.2086 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Nehad Ahmed Ibrahim Zahra  1; Amany Esmat AbdElhafeez Mahmoud2; Nora Mohamed Ahmed Hassnin2
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| 1Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Human activity patterns have a significant impact on the quality of the environment. As members of the community's, university students bear the weight of past and present environmental negligence. Protection motivation theory offers an effective framework for understanding pro-environmental behaviors and decisions. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the improvement of the pro-environmental behavior of nursing students based on protection motivation theory. Design: The quasi-experimental research design was implemented. Setting: The study was carried out at Faculty of Nursing Benha University. Sample: A systematic random sample of 25% of fourth year nursing undergraduate students of academic year 2024- 2025 (250 student) Tools: Two primary instruments were implemented I: A structured interviewing questionnaire consisted of two parts: the demographic characteristics and Pro-Environmental Behavior questionnaire, II: Protection motivation theory. Results: There was highly statistically significant difference between mean scores of all items of the pro-environmental behavior of studied nursing students’ at pre and post application of protection motivational theory phases with (p- value ≤0.001). Conclusion: Using protection motivation theory is an effective method and plays a vital role at inducing a significant change for improving pro-environmental behavior. Recommendations: Integrate Environmental ethics In Nursing Education; Future researchers can utilize this theory as a foundation for examining the pro-environmental behaviors of various social groups and gaining insights into the factors that affect these behaviors. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Motivation Theory; Nursing Students; Pro-Environmental Behavior & Protection | ||||
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