The “values–beliefs–norms” model development in the study of the Murmansk region population pro-ecological behavior: The specifics of single-industry towns
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анализ латентных классов, арктический регион, проэкологическое поведение, теория «ценности–убеждения–нормы», социологические данныеAbstract
The study examines the factors that determine pro-environmental activism among the population. Our research is based on data from a sociological survey conducted in the Murmansk region in 2023. Using latent class analysis (LCA), we demonstrate consistent relationships among the following factors: beliefs about the existence of environmental problems; beliefs about the culpability of business and government in causing them; and norms regarding the attribution responsibility for solving environmental problems to business and government, as well as to the respondents themselves.Agencies
The authors express their deep gratitude to the editorial board of the journal and Professor of the Faculty of Economics of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Dr. E. S. Kotyrlo for their attentive attitude and assistance in finalizing the article.Downloads
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