Effect of value orientation on environmental ethics of adolescents

Pages: 1013-1017
Manpreet Kaur and Tejpreet Kaur Kang (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)
Seema Sharma (Principal Extension Specialist, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

The present study entitled ‘effect of value orientation on environmental ethics of adolescents’ was undertaken in the Kapurthala district of Punjab. The study was designed to study the effect of value orientation on environmental ethics of adolescents. The sample comprised of 200 adolescents (100 boys & 100 girls) of age group 14-16 years. Personal Value Questionnaire by Sherry and Verma was used to assess the value orientation of adolescents. The scale had questionnaire consisted of 40 items representing ten types of values namely Religious Values, Social Values, Democratic Values, Aesthetic Values, Economic Values, Knowledge Values, Hedonistic Values, Power Values, Family Prestige Values and Health Values. Environmental Ethics Scale by Taj was used to assess the environmental ethics of the adolescents. The scale consists of 41 items related to different aspects of environmental ethics i.e. sanitation, cleanliness, hygiene, flora and fauna, water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution and saving energy. Results revealed that religious, democratic and family prestige values had made a positive and significant contribution in the environmental ethics of respondents.