READINESS FOR CHANGE OF BANTARSARI VILLAGE RESIDENTS TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE

Abstract

Climate change is a global phenomenon that affects humans' lives in many ways. Lifestyle shifts are inevitable to sustain the vulnerable environment affected by climate change, and people in rural areas are no exception. Therefore, those people's readiness for change towards this lifestyle must be measured to prepare for the future. This research investigates the readiness for change of Bantarsari Village residents in the viewpoint of community involvement using a quantitative method of SEM-PLS. We use a questionnaire to gather data from Bantarsari Village residents as the population of this research, and the population is divided into four categories: gender identity, age, occupation, and education. The questionnaire contains 26 questions using a five-point psychological scale from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" about lifestyle change, participation, and preferences towards sustainable life. The results show that community involvement is significantly correlated with readiness for climate change where 99.3% of the readiness is affected by community involvement. This research result can be used to raise awareness among the government or related stakeholders that people in rural areas should also participate in sustainable life to face climate change.