Crisis-Induced Environmental Action: Examining Youth Environmental Behaviors during Economic Crisis in Pakistan

This dataset arises from a cross-sectional survey conducted to explore how Generation Z's cognition of the post-COVID-19 economic recession influences their Pro-Environmental Behaviors (PEBs) across distinct spheres. The data was collected from respondents aged 18–26, residing in six major cities across Pakistan. The survey instrument measured variables related to emergency relevance, emergency coping, positive and negative environmental affective reactions, and self-reported PEBs in each sphere.
The dataset serves as the empirical foundation for testing an integrative model informed by Affective Events Theory, which examines the interplay of emergency cognition and affective reactions in driving environmental behavior during economic crises. The study employed Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) for analysis, offering insights into differential behavioral patterns across the identified spheres and advancing understanding of the challenges and opportunities for environmental action during economic downturns.This resource is valuable for researchers and policymakers interested in behavioral responses to intersecting economic and environmental challenges.

本数据集源于一项旨在探究Z世代对后疫情时代经济衰退的认知如何影响其跨不同领域的亲环境行为（PEBs）的横断面调查。数据收集自巴基斯坦六个主要城市的18至26岁受访者。调查工具测量了与紧急相关性、紧急应对策略、正负环境情感反应以及每个领域的自我报告PEBs相关的变量。该数据集构成了基于情感事件理论的整合模型的经验基础，该模型检验了紧急认知与情感反应在驱动经济危机期间的环境行为中的相互作用。研究采用了偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）进行分析，为不同领域的行为模式差异提供了洞见，并加深了对经济衰退期间环境行动的挑战与机遇的理解。本资源对关注交织的经济和环境挑战行为反应的研究人员和政策制定者具有重要价值。