Under the premise that the young generation of teenagers cannot be considered to be uniform, this study identified groups of teenagers based on their level of climate change awareness. Questionnaires answered by 760 teenagers (13-16 years old) from Germany and Austria were analyzed using a hierarchical cluster analysis. The teenagers were assigned…

Environmental education programs aiming to enhance children's environmental attitudes in a pro-environmental direction require background information, such as age and sex differences, to ensure appropriate design. We used the 2-MEV model with its domains "preservation" and "utilization" of nature to assess a four-day program at…

Assessed the ethical and emotional concerns about nature by West German Adolescents (n=830) aged 12, 15, and 18. Scores were highest for 12-year-olds, and 15- and 18-year-old females scored higher than their male counterparts. Each age group judged harm to ecosystems as immoral and more unacceptable than harm to humans. (Contains 21 references.)…