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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology)</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology)</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Экология человека</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">1728-0869</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2949-1444</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">643423</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/humeco643423</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">wzwrpm</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>ORIGINAL STUDY ARTICLES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Environmental culture and greening of everyday life among youth in the Republic of Tatarstan</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Экологическая культура и экологизация жизни молодёжи Республики Татарстан</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title>Environmental culture and greening of everyday life among youth in the Republic of Tatarstan</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1465-0664</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="scopus">57202516186</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="researcherid">S-4460-2016</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">6808-3803</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Saveleva</surname><given-names>Zhanna V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Савельева</surname><given-names>Жанна Владимировна</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname>Saveleva</surname><given-names>Zhanna V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Sci. (Sociology), Associate Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р социол. наук, доцент</p></bio><bio xml:lang="zh"><p>Dr. Sci. (Sociology), Associate Professor</p></bio><email>gedier@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6484-7026</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2254-9201</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Khokhlov</surname><given-names>Alexey A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Хохлов</surname><given-names>Алексей Александрович</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname>Khokhlov</surname><given-names>Alexey A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>X_alesha@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh">Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2025-06-08" publication-format="electronic"><day>08</day><month>06</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-07-03" publication-format="electronic"><day>03</day><month>07</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>31</volume><issue>12</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><issue-title xml:lang="zh"/><fpage>906</fpage><lpage>920</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-12-25"><day>25</day><month>12</month><year>2024</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-05-21"><day>21</day><month>05</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; 2025,</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://hum-ecol.ru/1728-0869/article/view/643423">https://hum-ecol.ru/1728-0869/article/view/643423</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>BACKGROUND: </bold>The need for a detailed examination of young people’s environmental awareness and behavior—as well as identification of the characteristics of these components of environmental culture—is supported by previous empirical research. Youth in the Republic of Tatarstan demonstrate a high level of environmental engagement: 74% report interest in environmental issues, 93% believe they can personally contribute to environmental protection, and 72% report participating in environmental initiatives.</p> <p><bold>AIM: </bold>The study aimed to examine the nature and content of environmental culture components among young people (awareness and behavior), as well as their experience of environmental integration into everyday life in modern society (using the Republic of Tatarstan as example).</p> <p><bold>METHODS: </bold>To collect social data, both quantitative (a mass online survey of young people aged 16–35 residing in the Republic of Tatarstan, <italic>n</italic>=1349, 2023) and qualitative (focus group discussions with “student” and “working” youth (<italic>n</italic>=6, 2023–2024) methods were employed. The selection of respondents for the mass online survey was carried out with consideration of gender, age, and type of settlement. Focus group participants were selected using purposive sampling.</p> <p><bold>RESULTS: </bold>The study made it possible to gather young people’s opinions regarding their interest in environmental issues, their level of participation in environmental initiatives, and their adoption of environmentally conscious practices. Discussion of young people’s experiences of environmental integration into their daily lives made it possible to identify existing institutional and non-institutional barriers to pursuing an eco-friendly lifestyle.</p> <p><bold>CONCLUSION:</bold> The study of environmental culture components among youth in the Republic of Tatarstan showed that environmental situation, along with family values, rank highly among life priorities. The level of interest in environmental issues and involvement in ecological initiatives is sufficient to enable environmentally justified actions toward the environment, carried out with an awareness of their consequences. The variables are influenced by social and demographic characteristics (age, gender, type of residence), the type of the respondent’s activity, and prior exposure to the subject of Ecology.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование.</bold> Необходимость детального изучения экологического сознания и поведения молодёжи, а также выявления характеристик данных компонентов экологической культуры подтверждена результатами ранее проведённых эмпирических исследований. Молодёжь Республики Татарстан демонстрирует высокий уровень экологической активности: 74% проявляют интерес к вопросами экологии, 93% убеждены в возможности личного вклада в охрану окружающей среды, а 72% сообщают об участии в экологических мероприятиях.</p> <p><bold>Цель.<italic> </italic></bold>Раскрыть характер и содержание компонентов экологической культуры молодёжи (сознания и поведения), а также опыт экологизации их собственной жизни в современном обществе (на примере Республики Татарстан).</p> <p><bold>Материалы и методы. </bold>Для сбора социальной информации использовали количественный (массовый онлайн-опрос молодых людей, проживающих в Республике Татарстан в возрасте 16–35 лет, <italic>n</italic>=1349, 2023 год) и качественный (фокус-групповые обсуждения с «учащейся» и «работающей» молодёжью, <italic>n</italic>=6, 2023–2024 гг.) методы. Отбор респондентов в массовом онлайн-опросе осуществляли с учётом распределения по полу, возрасту и типу населённого пункта. Отбор информантов для фокус-групп выполняли с применением целевой выборки.</p> <p><bold>Результаты. </bold>Проведённое исследование позволило получить мнение молодёжи о степени её заинтересованности в экологической проблематике, участии в экологических мероприятиях и приобщённости к экологическим практикам. Обсуждение опыта экологизации собственной повседневной жизни позволило получить информацию об имеющихся институциональных и неинституциональных барьерах на пути к экологичному образу жизни.</p> <p><bold>Заключение.</bold> Исследование компонентов экологической культуры молодёжи Республики Татарстан позволило выявить, что экологическая ситуация, наряду с семейными ценностями, занимает высокие позиции в рейтинге важных сторон жизни. Степень заинтересованности экологической проблематикой и участия в экологических мероприятиях находятся на уровне, позволяющем совершать экологически оправданные действия в отношении окружающей среды с осознанием их последствий. Факторами, влияющими на данные переменные, являются социально-демографические характеристики (возраст, пол, тип места жительства), тип деятельности и факт изучения предмета «Экология».</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"><p>论证。以往实证研究结果证实，有必要深入研究青年群体的生态意识与生态行为，并揭示生态文化中这些组成部分的特征。Tatarstan共和国的青年展现出较高的生态活跃度：74%的青年对生态问题表示关注，93%相信个人有能力为环境保护做出贡献，72%曾参与生态活动。</p> <p>目的。揭示青年生态文化各组成部分（生态意识与生态行为）的性质与内容，以及其在当代社会中推进生活生态化的经验特征（以Tatarstan共和国为例）。</p> <p>材料与方法。为收集社会信息，研究采用了定量方法（2023年对居住在Tatarstan共和国、年龄为16–35岁的1349名青年进行了大规模线上问卷调查）和定性方法（2023–2024年间组织了6场焦点小组讨论，参与者为“在校青年”和“在职青年”）。在大规模线上问卷调查中，受访者的选取充分考虑了性别、年龄和居住地类型的分布。焦点小组的参与者通过目标抽样法选取。</p> <p>结果。研究获得了关于青年对生态问题的兴趣程度、参与生态活动的频率，以及日常生活中融入生态实践的情况。对其自身日常生活生态化经验的讨论，揭示了在践行环保生活方式过程中所面临的制度性与非制度性障碍。</p> <p>结论。对鞑靼斯坦共和国青年生态文化组成部分的研究表明，生态环境议题与家庭价值观一样，是青年生活中最重要的方面之一。青年在生态问题上的关注度及其参与生态活动的程度已达到能够在意识到后果的基础上，对环境采取生态合理行动的水平。影响这些变量的因素包括社会人口学特征（年龄、性别、居住地类型）、活动类型，以及是否曾学习过“生态学”课程。</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>environmental culture</kwd><kwd>youth</kwd><kwd>environmental awareness</kwd><kwd>environmental behavior</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>экологическая культура</kwd><kwd>молодёжь</kwd><kwd>экологическое сознание</kwd><kwd>экологическое поведение</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="zh"><kwd>生态文化</kwd><kwd>青年</kwd><kwd>生态意识</kwd><kwd>生态行为</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Hickman C, Marks E, Pihkala P, et al. 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