ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Latent profiles of environmental awareness in Chinese college students: effects of psychological capital and digital engagement.
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Introduction: This study aimed to identify distinct environmental awareness profiles among Chinese university students through latent profile analysis (LPA) and to examine how psychological capital and sociocultural factors predict the profile membership. Methods: Cross-sectional data from 1,107 undergraduates (73% female; average age of 20 years old) were collected using validated Chinese versions of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ-26) and New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP-15) via the Questionnaire Star platform in Zhengzhou, China. LPA classified respondents based on 15 valid items of the NEP scale, followed by binary logistic regression analyzing demographic/psychological predictors for environmental awareness profiles. Results: LPA identified two latent profiles of environmental awareness: Low (Environmentally unengaged, 49.5%) and High (Holistically engaged, 50.5%), with no severe common method bias in the study data. Logistic regression showed that male students had a significantly lower probability of high awareness than females (OR = 0.519, 95%CI: 0.389-0.693); students with leadership roles had a higher probability of high environmental awareness (OR = 1.348, 95%CI: 1.043-1.743); daily internet usage hours (OR = 2.158, 95%CI: 1.742-2.672) and psychological capital (OR = 1.018, 95%CI: 1.012-1.024, a 1.8% increase per unit) were significantly positive predictors of high environmental awareness. Birthplace had no significant effect on profile membership. Conclusions: Environmental awareness heterogeneity in university students in China reflects synergistic influences of demographic traits, behavioral patterns (daily internet use), psychological resources (PsyCap), and social roles (leadership with positive effects) in environmental awareness. Environmental-related digital exposure and psychological capital are key intervention points for improving college students' environmental awareness.
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