en Health Promotion Health Promotion پژوهشي Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:1;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b><span style="color:black">Background:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Individuals with a strong environmental identity are deeply connected to and dependent on the natural world, which influences their perceptions of both nature and themselves. This study aims to examine the relationship between perceived environmental identity and pro-environmental behaviors among students at Zanjan University of Medical Sciences. </span><br> <b><span style="color:black">Methods:</span></b><span style="color:black"> In 2024, a descriptive study was conducted involving 453 students from Zanjan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using an online questionnaire assessing environmental identity and pro-environmental behaviors and were analyzed using SPSS version 23. A significance level of less than 0.05 was considered.</span><br> <b><span style="color:black">Results:</span></b><span style="color:black"> In the present study, 53% of the participants were male. The mean score for environmental identity was 81.34 &plusmn; 14.36, while the mean score for pro-environmental behaviors was 56.52 &plusmn; 16.96 on a scale of 100. A statistically significant correlation was found between environmental identity and pro-environmental behaviors (r = 0.552, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Female participants had significantly higher mean scores in both pro-environmental behaviors and environmental identity (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The educational level also showed a significant relationship with pro-environmental behaviors and environmental identity (<i>p</i> < 0.05).</span><br> <b><span style="color:black">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="color:black"> While students exhibited a strong environmental identity, their pro-environmental behaviors were average. Health authorities should identify the barriers to these behaviors and design and implement awareness campaigns to enhance environmental health literacy among students.</span></span></span></span></div> Environmental identity, Pro-Environmental behaviors, Student, 168 174 http://jhehp.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-102-6&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Elham Mohammadi mohamadielham777@gmail.com 100319475328460015576 0009-0007-5321-671x No Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. Khadijeh Hajimiri hajimiri@zums.ac.ir 100319475328460015577 100319475328460015577 No Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. Zohre Farahmandkia zfarahmand@zums.ac.ir 100319475328460015578 100319475328460015578 Yes Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.