The Effect of an Environmentally Based Education Program on Environmentally Friendly Behaviors

NCT07230678 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 24202023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 104
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effects of an environmentally-based education program implemented for adolescents on their environmentally friendly behaviors and ecological footprint awareness. Research Hypotheses Adolescents who received an environmentally-based education program aimed at developing environmentally friendly behaviors and increasing their ecological footprint awareness compared to the control group: H1-0: There is no difference in terms of environmentally friendly behavior levels. H2-0: There is no difference in terms of ecological footprint awareness levels. The Environment-Based Education Program, consisting of three weeks and three sessions, was implemented for the intervention group students.

Conditions

Environmental Contamination; Environment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Environmentally Friendly Behavior Scale

  The scale, developed to determine participants' environmentally friendly behaviors, consists of a total of 26 items on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (Not at all) to 5 (A lot). The environmentally friendly behavior scale is rated as "26-46 points is very low," "47-67 points is low," "68-88 points is moderate," "89-109 points is high," and "110-130 points is very high."

  Week after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale

  Week after intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The Environment-Based Education Program, consisting of three weeks and three sessions, was implemented for the intervention group students.

Behavioral: Environmentally Based Education Program

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was implemented

Interventions

Environmentally Based Education Program BEHAVIORAL

Week One: "Environment and Environmental Problems": The first week of the Environmentally Based Education Program aimed to equip participants with the skills to assess the causes of environmental problems and their potential consequences, as well as to help them develop solutions to combat environmental problems. Week Two: "Developing Environmentally Friendly Behaviors": The second week of the Environmentally Based Education Program aimed to assess what environmentally friendly behaviors are and what can be done to improve them. Week Three: "Ecological Footprint Awareness": The third week of the Environmentally Based Education Program aimed to evaluate the literal meaning of "ecological footprint" and what can be done to raise awareness on this issue.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• th grade students, ability to speak and understand Turkish

You may not qualify if:

• Previous environmental education, any communication skills, or a medically diagnosed mental illness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Selcuk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Selcuk University

Konya, Selçuklu, 42130, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2025
• First Posted: November 17, 2025
• Study Start: April 22, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 24, 2024
• Study Completion: May 24, 2024
• Last Updated: November 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL

Locations

TU (1)