Fecken, Jula (2024) Young Adults' Perceptions of Microplastic and Perceptions of Mitigating Pollution through Positive Behaviors. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
This study aims to understand young adults' perceptions of microplastic and their perceptions of mitigating pollution through positive behaviors. 125 German high school students from the city of Hamburg were questioned about their perceptions of harmful behaviors in terms of microplastic pollution and their perceptions of the feasibility and impact that positive behaviors can have. Positive behaviors in this case mean the behaviors that can contribute to the mitigation of microplastics. Keywords that were prominent in all parts of the questionnaire and proved to be important for the participants were "Reduction of consumption", "Plastic packaging", "Adequate disposal of waste", "Alternative materials" and "Recycling". These patterns also became evident in the analyses of the feasibility and perceived impact. The characteristics of the answers are backed by the literature that was consulted. Important concepts that explain the result are the media narratives that the students are exposed to, emotional responses to the topic of microplastics, and perceived alternatives. This paper furthermore introduces a framework that can help to take findings generated through this kind of research to the next level. It can be used as a tool to decide how to proceed after the limit of theoretical investigations is reached. Theory will not be able to save our planet, therefore we need praxis!
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Geiger, J.L. |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2024 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2024 08:30 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/419 |
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