Abstract:
The study aims to to explore the factors that influence the intention of college
students to practice garbage segregation. Particularly, it seeks to determine correlation of
certain behavior domains (attitude towards waste segregation, subjective norms and
perceived behavioral control), socio-demographic profile (degree program, sex, economic
status and religion) and environmental education with their intention to segregate.
Participants of the study were enrolled college students from the largest colleges
of University of the Philippines—Manila and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.
Stratified random sampling were utilized to arrive at the desired sample size per
university and degree programs. The total sample (N=193) was composed of 88 students
from UPM and 105 students from PLM. All degree programs were represented
accordingly through compositional percentages.
Self-made questionnaires were utilized according to the concepts of the Theory of
Planned Behavior. Pre-test results yielded high reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0..901) and
validity was checked by experts on social psychology and sociology. Survey forms were
distributed to randomly picked students and willing students for interview were recorded.
Data were analyzed with the use of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences to
identify the descriptive and correlational statistics. Means were computed and Pearson r
was applied to identify the correlation values.
The results showed that the domains of attitude towards waste segregation (r=
0.342)and perceived behavioral control (r=0.311) have significant contributions to the
students intention to segregate. Meanwhile, the students’ socio-demographic profile and
environmental education proved to have insignificant correlations.
