The Impact of Environmental Education on Suitable Lifestyle Choices Among Youth: A Study of University of Sargodha

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of Environmental Education (EE) and Sustainable Lifestyle Choices (SLC) among university youth. A cross-sectional survey research design enabled data collection from 120 students enrolled at University of Sargodha using stratified random sampling methods to achieve demographic diversity. The study analyzed behavioral intentions as they relate to EE exposure while measuring EE effects on SLC and identifying factors that influence sustainable behavior adoption among young students. A total of 62.5% of participants in this research belonged to the 21–25 age bracket and the survey only included 70.8% female participants who were enrolled in undergraduate studies (77.5%). The researcher used SPSS to perform statistical examinations through correlation analysis and regression analysis and ANOVA together with coefficient estimation methods. Results from correlation analysis demonstrated that EE had a statistically significant negative correlation with SLC at the 0.022 significance level and recorded an R-value of 0.185. The results showed EE predicted 3.4% of SLC variation (R² = 0.034). The Significant ANOVA model test reached F = 4.174 (p = 0.043). The results show EE acts as a significant predictor of SLC with a β value of -0.185 and t score of -2.043 and p value of 0.043. The analysis indicates that environmental education (EE) creates measurable effects yet its benefits for promoting sustainable lifestyle choices (SCL) require additional supporting measures. The study findings emphasize the necessity to build value-added policy structures and curriculum improvements which will adapt environmental education into sustainable lifestyle choices routines for youth.