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Zaikauskaitė, Laura, Alicja Grzybek, Rachel E. Mumford, and Dimitrios Tsivrikos. "The Theory of Planned Behaviour doesn’t reveal ’attitude-behaviour’ gap? Contrasting the effects of moral norms vs. idealism and relativism in predicting pro-environmental behaviours." PLOS ONE 18, no. 11 (November 27, 2023): e0290818. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290818.
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The inconsistency between pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours called the ’attitude-behaviour’ gap, has been reported in many scenarios relating to sustainable actions. However, the reasons for it are not entirely clear. It has been proposed that the ’attitude-behaviour’ gap is driven by the moral dimension whereby moral attitudes fail to translate into subsequent moral behaviours. If so, the lacking integration of moral dimension into the environmental domain serves as a generalisable factor to improve the accuracy of predicting pro-environmental behaviours. Hence, we aimed to explore (i) whether the addition of a moral element to the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) shows the ’attitude-behaviour’ gap and (ii) whether the ethics position questionnaire (EPQ) is a more suitable measure of morality within the TPB framework, as compared to that of moral norms. The results from 181 US MTurk participants disclosed that the addition of the moral element to the TPB framework did not reveal the presence of the ’attitude-behaviour’ gap, despite both moral norms and idealism significantly predicting pro-environmental attitudes. The findings do not indicate whether moral norms or idealism should be used as a more accurate measure of morality within the TPB framework, although relativism was found to have no significant effects. Further investigation of why the moral element does not reveal the ’attitude-behaviour’ gap within the TPB framework predicting pro-environmental behaviours would help understand the reasons why rational choice models tend to overestimate theoretical vs. real-life engagement with sustainability.
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Kowalska, Aleksandra, Monika Ratajczyk, Louise Manning, Milena Bieniek, and Radosław Mącik. "“Young and Green” a Study of Consumers’ Perceptions and Reported Purchasing Behaviour towards Organic Food in Poland and the United Kingdom." Sustainability 13, no. 23 (November 24, 2021): 13022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132313022.
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Globally, the organic food market is the most successful green market. Young consumers, the decision-makers of the future, are perceived as being more environmentally concerned than older cohorts. The aim of this study was to consider young consumers’ attitudes and behaviours concerning organic food, where the organic food market in the UK is more mature than in Poland. Empirical research was conducted using a web-based survey questionnaire (CAWI) with consumers (n = 973) in both countries. The associations between four constructs (general pro-social attitudes, green consumption values, receptivity to green communication, and buying behaviour) were considered using CB-SEM. We extended the model with two new constructs to explain young consumers’ purchases of organic food. UK respondents are significantly more conscious green consumers with higher environmental attitude intensity than Polish residents. Intensity of pro-environmental attitude components influences directly and indirectly the choice of organic food. People with a higher intensity of pro-environmental attitudes are significantly more likely to choose organic food. Perception of organic food influences purchases only in Poland. The components of pro-environmental attitudes and perception of organic food alone do not explain the variability in behaviour, despite a good fit of the model. This suggests that other independent variables may be of influence.
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Porras-Bueno, Nuria. "Residents' pro-tourism attitudes, intentions, and behaviours: A meta-analysis." European Journal of Tourism Research 38 (August 1, 2024): 3811. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v38i.3519.
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The aim of this paper is to conduct a meta-analysis of 36 studies that analyse residents' intentions and pro-tourism behaviours as dependent variables in the light of the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), focusing on the relationship between the constructs "attitude," "intention" and "behaviour." The results confirmed our three starting hypotheses, two supporting the postulates of the TRA and TPB and a third suggesting a strong effect size and direct correlation between attitudes and pro-tourism behaviours. In addition, the study site and source of research are significant moderators of the relationship between intention and behaviour and between attitude and behaviour, respectively, explaining part of the variability in effect sizes. Nonetheless, overall, the results of the moderation analysis suggest that much of the moderation is due to the heterogeneous operationalization of the analysed constructs.
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Hidayah, Yayuk, Yusuf Faisal Ali, and Anis Suryaningsih. "Pro-Social Behaviour Analysis of Students through Students’ Organizations." JETL (Journal of Education, Teaching and Learning) 5, no. 2 (September 30, 2020): 369. http://dx.doi.org/10.26737/jetl.v5i2.1482.
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<p><span>Student organization as a place to develop the talents of the students in the form of aspirations, ideas, and creativity to provide opportunities for students to be able to nurture their sense of organization. In student organizations, students are met with certain conditions that bring on pro-social attitudes. </span><span>The purpose of this study is to analyze, describe, and assess the pro-social behaviour of students through student organizations. This research is descriptive qualitative research. Collecting data through observation, interviews and documentation. Analysis of the data is done by using the model of Miles and Huberman. This study results that students involved in student organizations have social behaviours such as empathy, social responsibility, and low egocentrism. </span><span>The factors that affect student Pro-social attitudes are the environment, knowledge and personality. Mankind as the main source in the organization should be able to develop individuals with certain criteria. Coaching intensively and encouragement over the ownership of Pro-social attitudes for students are solutions to the emergence of the smart and good citizen.</span></p>
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Lança, Milene, Luís Nobre Pereira, Ana Isabel Renda, Patrícia Pinto, João Filipe Marques, Célia Ramos, Manuela Guerreiro, and Hio Kuan Lai. "Building bridges between residents and tourism: Attitudinal support, emotional solidarity, and intentions for pro-tourism behaviours." Tourism & Management Studies 20, no. 4 (September 5, 2024): 63–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.18089/tms.20240405.
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This study explores the relationships between residents' attitudes in support of tourism, emotional solidarity with tourists and willingness to engage in pro-tourism behaviours. Residents' support for tourism hinges on their perceived benefits and costs, as influenced by theories such as the Social Exchange Theory and the Theory of Reasoned Action. Despite extensive research on residents' attitudes and tourism support, pro-tourism behaviours remain underexplored. This study aims to fill this gap by investigating how residents' attitudes and emotional solidarity, including newly added indicators of interpersonal connection, impact their intentions for pro-tourism behaviours. Empirical data from a sample of 4,026 residents in the Algarve region, Portugal, were analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results of this study not only offer theoretical insights but also have practical implications for destination management. These findings underscore the importance of implementing internal marketing strategies that foster a welcoming and empathetic attitude among residents towards tourists. The study's results become directly relevant and beneficial to tourism by fostering a sense of connection and appreciation for tourists among residents.
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Hełka, Anna, Maria Amin, Alicja Fober, Justyna Jonak, Sabina Krzemińska, and Katarzyna Neska. "Does experiencing poverty and lower economic status make us less pro-ecological?" Polish Psychological Bulletin 46, no. 1 (March 1, 2015): 26–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ppb-2015-0003.
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Abstract The main aim of this study was to examine whether the economic status (current and in childhood) determined pro-ecological attitudes and behaviour. The survey involved 207 adults with different economic status. Both economic status in childhood and the present were taken into consideration. Analysis of the results indicated that people raised in families with low and medium material status have not only more eco-friendly attitudes but also have a greater tendency towards various ‘green’ behaviours. The differences among people with different current material status concerning their eco-friendly attitudes and behaviours are not so obvious. The most wealthy seem to have a less pro-ecological attitude, but on the other hand they are ready to put more money towards ecologically-friendly household expenses.
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Balador, Z., M. Gjerde, and B. Vale. "Environmental attitudes and recycling behaviour of architects in New Zealand." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1101, no. 6 (November 1, 2022): 062006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/6/062006.
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Abstract The use of reclaimed and recycled building materials is considered a pro-environmental behaviour and studying the factors that influence this is a first step towards establishing such behaviour. It is therefore essential to understand how pro-environmental behaviours develop. This article investigates the relationships between the influential factors on behaviours that help reduce waste in the construction industry, focussing on New Zealand architects. The study utilizes an online questionnaire based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), which is made up of attitude, subjective norm, intention, and perceived behavioural control. The study reveals that the attitudes, intentions and perceived behavioural control of architects are strong predictors of pro-environmental behaviour while the subjective norm is a weak predictor. Knowledge of architects about regulations and certificates related to recycled materials will influence the pro-environmental practices. One of the obstacles in this way is the attitude of people and architects can play an important role in changing it. These findings show that architects need to be informed about related regulations and educated about different ways of integrating these materials.
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Tarapata, Jolanta. "ORIENTATION ON SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION IN THE BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG CONSUMERS." Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Humanitas Zarządzanie 21, no. 2 (June 30, 2020): 207–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.2884.
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The aim of this paper is to identification young consumers’ attitude to sustainable consumption and present their pro-environmental and pro-social behaviours and their motives. This discussion is complemented with the results of own pilot study regarding young people’s involvement in pro-eco and pro-social projects. The sample included 88 people - first-year students of full-time engineering studies.The analysis of gathered data allowed to formulate some conclusions. It showed that high awareness of growing environmental and social problems and threats they pose is a significant phenomenon in the area of young consumers’ choices. This awareness is accompanied by confidence that individual actions and attitudes can lead to restoration of the natural environment. These factors are becoming a crucial motive for young adults to undertake socially and environmentally responsible actions. However, sometimes there is a discrepancy between their pro-eco declarations and actual behaviours of sustainable consumption. This is mainly due to financial factors, which in many situations seem to be predominant
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Parker, Lukas, Torgeir Aleti Watne, Linda Brennan, Hue Trong Duong, and Dang Nguyen. "Self expression versus the environment: attitudes in conflict." Young Consumers 15, no. 2 (June 10, 2014): 138–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/yc-06-2013-00383.
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Purpose – This paper aims to present the findings of a survey into attitudes towards the environment and the pro-environmental behaviours of young adults in Vietnam. Design/Methodology/Approach – An online survey was administered to university students in Vietnam’s two most populous cities, Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City (N = 391). Findings – The results suggest that environmental considerations are not taken into account in young Vietnamese adults’ purchase intentions. This is more evident in expressive purchases, but also, to some degree, in utilitarian purchases. Practical implications – For the marketers of environmentally friendly products, this represents at least two key challenges: first, to try to shift the attitudes of young adult consumers towards thinking of environmental friendliness as an attractive characteristic and status-filled activity for potential expressive purchases. Second, making environmentally friendly alternatives of expressive goods more visible and more widely available in Vietnam. Social implications – Non-government organisations and governments seeking to protect the environment need to consider this unique dynamic in social marketing campaigns to increase the desirability of pro-environmental product choices and other pro-environmental behaviours. Originality/value – This paper examines pro-environmental behaviours and intentions of young adults in Vietnam for the first time. The paper establishes that self-expression is more important than the environment, and it is also evident that these young consumers are still vulnerable to perceived social pressure when it comes to expressing themselves.
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Colombo, Serena Lidia, Salvatore Gaetano Chiarella, Antonino Raffone, and Luca Simione. "Understanding the Environmental Attitude-Behaviour Gap: The Moderating Role of Dispositional Mindfulness." Sustainability 15, no. 9 (April 27, 2023): 7285. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15097285.
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Great scientific effort has been devoted to understanding what drives pro-environmental behaviour, yet the question of the environmental attitude–behaviour gap remains unanswered. Studies have indicated that self-regulation and executive functions may reduce such a gap by increasing individuals’ ability to maintain attention on present actions and to resist goal-conflicting temptations. Given the inherent association of self-regulation and executive functions with dispositional mindfulness, we carried out a cross-sectional study to test the hypothesis of the role of dispositional mindfulness in explaining the phenomenon. Our results showed that higher levels of dispositional mindfulness, measured via the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), are related to a higher tendency to perform pro-environmental behaviour, and that the observing facet of the construct would predict higher pro-environmental behaviour scores. Interestingly, we also found the acting with awareness and nonjudging factors to be moderators of the relationship between pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours, suggesting that enhanced awareness of the present moment may favour higher congruence between attitudes and behaviours, and that higher acceptance may favour more adaptive coping strategies to the climate challenge. Our findings provide a novel contribution to the understanding of the relationship between mindfulness and pro-environmental behaviour and support the perspective that self-regulation skills would contribute to reducing the environmental attitude–behaviour gap.
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Salas-Vallina, Andres, Joaquín Alegre, and Rafael Fernandez. "Happiness at work and organisational citizenship behaviour." International Journal of Manpower 38, no. 3 (June 5, 2017): 470–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijm-10-2015-0163.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between happiness at work (HAW), organisational learning capability (OLC) and organisational citizenship behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Through structural equation models, a sample of 167 allergists of public health services was analysed. Findings Results suggest that the relationship between HAW and organisational citizenship behaviour is fully mediated by OLC. Hence, OLC has a critical role to describe how HAW improves organisational citizenship behaviour. Basically, HAW promotes motivation for learning, and a better quality of the interactions between employees, which results in pro-social behaviours. Research limitations/implications The sample is focussed in a knowledge-intensive context. Future research might consider other service sectors, such as a private business sector. In addition it would be interesting to examine a longitudinal perspective of the model. Practical implications The results confirm the direct and positive effect of HAW on organisational citizenship behaviour. Nevertheless, showing positive attitudes as HAW does not assure to achieve perceived service quality. It is needed to take into account certain conditions that promote learning. Originality/value Current attitudinal theories do not contemplate environments that promote learning to explain pro-social attitudes. The research offers a theoretical model and provides evidence that the attitudes-behaviours relationship needs to be explained bearing in mind OLC.
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Zhang, Qi, Shuo Yan, and Long Sun. "Effects of Safety Attitudes on Crossing Behaviours of Students Aged 10–18 Years: The Moderating Effects of Family Climate and Social Norms." Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 4 (March 24, 2025): 415. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040415.
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This study focused on the effects of safety attitudes on young pedestrians’ risky and positive crossing behaviours, with an emphasis on the moderating role of social norms and the family climate. Four hundred young pedestrians aged 10~18 years agreed to participate in this study and were required to complete the survey, which included items related to risky and positive pedestrian crossing behaviours, social norms, safety attitudes and the family climate. Safety attitudes, social norms and the family climate had direct effects on pedestrians’ risky behaviours (aggressive, lapses and transgression), whereas only social norms could predict positive behaviours. Social norms and the family climate moderated the relationships between safety attitudes and transgressions, lapses and aggressive behaviour separately. More importantly, a three-way interaction was found, which indicated that social norms moderate the relationship between safety attitudes and transgression behaviours when the family climate is low. However, if parents actively monitor their offspring’s behaviour and act as positive role models, a stronger rule violation attitude does not increase their transgression behaviour under low risk-supportive peer norms. The findings suggest that family climate and social norms are important determinants of pedestrian crossing behaviour through interactions with safe attitudes, providing a theoretical framework for the development of safety interventions for pedestrians aged 10–18 years.
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Odhiambo Joseph, Owino. "Pro-Environmental Consumer Behavior: A Critical Review of Literature." International Journal of Business and Management 15, no. 1 (December 12, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v15n1p1.
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The damage to the environment caused by commercial activities and consumption behaviours has become a reason for concern in recent times. Sustainable consumption and drivers behind it was the main objective of the study. The study is a critical review of literature on pro-environmental behaviours with focus on theory, behavioural drivers and inhibitors. The review covered conceptual and empirical papers selected from peer reviewed articles with high citation index. Behaviour change theories including theory of reasoned action, theory of planned behaviour, norm activation theory and goal framing theory were reviewed. In light of theory, attitude, behavioural intention and perceived consequences are the major variables that cause pro-environmental behaviour. Nevertheless, norm activation theory fails to explain behaviour where people are in denial of responsibility for the consequences of their consumption. The study established that pro-environmental behaviour is caused by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Intrinsic factors include environmental awareness and knowledge, attitude, consumer age, education, and concern for the environment. Extrinsic factors including income, social network and culture bridge the gap between attitude and pro-environmental behaviour. Perceived high price and lack of trust for green products were the major barriers to sustainable consumption behaviours. The study concludes that interaction between consumer attitude and favourable contextual factors lead to pro-environmental behaviours.
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Khan, Afshan Gull, Muhammad Azeem Qureshi, Kanwal Hussain, Zuhair Abbas, and Saima Munawar. "Corporate Social Responsibility Promotes Organisation Citizenship and Pro-Environmental Behaviours: The Employee’s Perspective." Organizacija 56, no. 2 (May 1, 2023): 106–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/orga-2023-0008.
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Abstract Background: Organisations in the contemporary workplace lack meaningful work and life, resulting in psychological and physical pain for workers. Employees seek organisations that align their daily work activities with society. Partially limited research exists on the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee work-related attitudes, especially with the mediating mechanism of employee work meaningfulness (EWM) and organisation identification (OID) in developing country contexts such as Pakistan. This study has used Social Learning Theory (SLT) and Social Identification Theory (SIT). Methods: Data were collected through a sample of 154 employees in two waves from multiple sectors in Karachi, Pakistan, using non-probability, purposive sampling. The PLS-SEM, along with IBM-SPSS, was run for data analysis. Results: The results demonstrated that Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has a significant positive relationship with employee work-related attitudes. CSR affects organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) through the mediation mechanism of employee work meaningfulness (EWM) and organisational identification (OID). Conclusion: This study contributes to the nascent literature by establishing that EWM and OID mediate the effect of CSR on OCB and PEB. Furthermore, this study utilizes two primary theoretical lenses and provides a novel contribution to the current literature. Finally, this study provides valuable insights to policymakers, businesses, and society.
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Heeren, Alexander John, Ajay S. Singh, Adam Zwickle, Tomas M. Koontz, Kristina M. Slagle, and Anna C. McCreery. "Is sustainability knowledge half the battle?" International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 17, no. 5 (September 5, 2016): 613–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-02-2015-0014.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of sustainability knowledge to pro-environmental behaviour. A common misperception is that unsustainable behaviours are largely driven by a lack of knowledge of the underlying societal costs and the contributing factors leading to environmental degradation. Such a perception assumes if individuals “only knew better” they would engage in more sustainable behaviours. The “knowledge deficit model” has been critiqued for not including social psychological research about how knowledge is incorporated into decision-making and its subsequent effect on human behaviour. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) model has been used extensively to examine intention to engage in a variety of behaviours, therefore this model is applied to examine the effect knowledge has in predicting behaviour. Design/methodology/approach To better understand these relationships, the authors examined the relationships between sustainability behaviours through an online survey of over 500 students at a large university in the USA. Findings Results indicate that knowledge had a significant, albeit weak, bivariate correlation with behaviour (r = 0.113, p < 0.001). However, when controlling for TPB variables (attitudes, norms and perceived behavioural control), knowledge was not a significant predictor of behaviour. Research limitations/implications The authors conclude with several implications to guide university sustainability programmes. Originality/value This study places sustainable knowledge in the context of other social psychological factors which also influence behaviour. The results show that as the students are educated about sustainability, fostering behaviour change will require education not only about how actions affect sustainability but also about social norms, attitudes towards sustainable behaviours and the level of self-efficacy in doing those behaviours.
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Chawla, Gaurav, Peter Lugosi, and Rebecca Hawkins. "Factors Influencing Hospitality Employees’ Pro-Environmental Behaviours toward Food Waste." Sustainability 14, no. 15 (July 22, 2022): 9015. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14159015.
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Food waste remains an ongoing problem in hotel operations, and changing employees’ behaviour is key to tackling this issue. Analysing the influences on employees’ working practices can help to drive pro-environmental behaviour changes that reduce food waste, thus supporting the UN’s SDG 12: ensuring responsible consumption and production patterns. This study used the theory of planned behaviour as its theoretical framework and empirical data generated through participant observation, analysis of organisational documents, and semi-structured interviews in luxury hotels to examine waste drivers among employees. The findings suggest that hotel workers adopt a rational rather than moral lens toward food waste. Moreover, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control strongly influence intentions to perform pro-environmental behaviours. Positive attitudes and strong subjective norms propel employees toward pro-environmental behaviours while a lack of perceived control acts as a constraining force.
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STEPANIUK, Krzysztof. "BLOG CONTENT MANAGEMENT IN SHAPING PRO RECREATIONAL ATTITUDES." Journal of Business Economics and Management 18, no. 1 (February 5, 2017): 146–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/16111699.2017.1280693.
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Abstract The main aim of this article was to research the impact of the content of recreational blogs on the change of attitude and behaviours of their recipients, as well as creating the basis to manage the content of blogs directed to achieve particular results. The study was conducted with the use of quantitative and qualitative content analysis. The contents of 691 comments left by 4 main types of commentators were analysed. The evaluation of individual entries was performed using the assumptions of the modified AIDA model of consumer behaviour. The possibility of a positive causal link between the presented content and the appearance of the signs of its impact on the behaviour of individuals tracking the posts has been proven to a minor extent only. Merely 0.5% of commentators and individuals were not engaged in running declared changing their way of life to a pro recreational and sports-related one. Conducting analyses directly on the large, narrative story-telling content with the use of a consumer behaviour model is a novelty of this paper and rarely appears in the scientific literature. The theoretical significance of the work is connected with the development of the theory of marketing management in the context of social networks content management.
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Castaneda, Marigold G., Carmelita P. Martinez, Rodilina Marte, and Banjo Roxas. "Explaining the environmentally-sustainable consumer behavior: a social capital perspective." Social Responsibility Journal 11, no. 4 (October 5, 2015): 658–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/srj-02-2014-0019.
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of social capital within a community on the adoption of consumer eco-behaviour or environmentally sustainable behaviour of consumers. The authors draw on the behavioural perspective model (BPM) of consumer behaviour and social capital theory in arguing that social capital shapes a consumer’s knowledge of environmental issues and pro-environmental attitudes, which in turn influence a consumer’s perceived capability to engage in eco-behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses partial least squares approach to structural equation modelling of survey data involving 1,044 consumers in the Philippines. It involves testing of a measurement model to examine the validity and reliability of the constructs used in the study. This is followed by testing of the structural models to test the hypothesised relationships of the constructs. Findings – The results suggest the substantive influence of social capital on environmental knowledge, pro-environmental attitudes and eco-capability. Both knowledge and attitudes have positive effects on eco-capability, which in turn positively shapes eco-behaviour. Research limitations/implications – Future studies can examine how social capital as a multi-dimensional construct impacts context-specific consumer behaviour. Practical implications – Social and environmental marketing may focus on social network activation to encourage eco-behaviours of consumers. Social implications – Findings highlight the role of social capital within one’s community as a resource channel to encourage environmentally responsible consumer behaviour. Originality/value – The study extends the BPM by offering a social capital view as a more nuanced explanation of consumer eco-behaviour.
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Higgins, Kieran, and Claire Kilpatrick. "Reflecting on a Difficult Past Does Not Influence Pro-Environmental Attitudes or Behaviours." European Journal of Sustainable Development 11, no. 3 (October 1, 2022): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2022.v11n3p1.
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Successfully addressing the environmental crisis requires current generations to change behaviours for the benefit of future generations. Perceptions of responsibility towards future generations have been found to increase pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. Therefore, methods which enhance feelings of responsibility, or intergenerational reciprocity, are central to tackling the environmental crisis. Research shows intergenerational reciprocity can be increased through the process of reflecting on the heroic actions and sacrifices of past generations. However, the impact of reflecting on a negatively framed ‘difficult’ past remains unknown. Via an online, quasi-experimental questionnaire, this study utilised the context of the ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, known as ‘The Troubles’, to explore how reflecting on a difficult past influences pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. The results suggest that reflecting on The Troubles has no effect on pro-environmental attitudes or behaviour. The salience of negative feelings about The Troubles may have supressed the generation of intergenerational reciprocity and environmental concern
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Saheed, Rahman O., and Mariam Seedat-Khan. "Cohabitation Attitudes and Behaviours of Undergraduate Students in Taraba State, Nigeria: The Mediating Role of Social Media and Peer Pressure." ABUAD Journal of Social and Management Sciences 5, no. 2 (July 8, 2024): 319–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.53982/ajsms.2024.0502.06-j.
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This study examines the impact of social-media and peer pressure on attitudes and behavior of undergraduate students towards cohabitation. The study sampled 1,970 undergraduate students from three universities in Taraba State, Nigeria. Data was collected with an online questionnaire. The study adopts social learning theory and Berger and Luckman’s social construction of reality. The data was analyzed using multiple regression and mediation analysis. The results reveal significant positive effects of attitudes towards cohabitation, social media use, and peer pressure on behaviours towards cohabitation. The finding revealed that a one-unit increase in attitudes towards cohabitation corresponds to a 0.41-unit increase in cohabitation behaviours. It also revealed that, a one-unit increase in social media use and peer pressure leads to a 0.21-unit and 0.25-unit increase, respectively, in cohabitation behaviours. Furthermore, the study shows that age negatively affects cohabitation behaviours, indicating a decrease in behaviours as age increases. The mediation analysis reveals that attitudes towards cohabitation significantly predict behaviors towards cohabitation (coefficient = 0.26 P <0.001). The study further revealed that social media use and peer pressure partially mediate the relationship between attitudes and behaviours towards cohabitation (0.19 (P< 0.001) with a 95% confidence interval of 0.14, 0.24). The study concludes that social media use and peer pressure play essential roles in shaping attitudes towards cohabitation and cohabiting behaviour among undergraduates in Taraba State.
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Stoyanova, Radina, Maria Rartz, and Jonko Bushnyashki. "Psychological Perspectives on Pro-environmental Behaviour." Filosofiya-Philosophy 33, no. 4s (December 17, 2024): 168–85. https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-04s-09.
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Values serve as guiding principles and are typically viewed as determinants of beliefs and behaviour. In the current study we explored the relationships between basic human values, ecological beliefs, and pro-environmental behavior. The present study is oriented towards investigating the connections between basic human values, ecological beliefs and pro-ecological behaviour. The study was conducted on a sample of 551 respondents – Bulgarians, between 13 and 90 years old (X=27.38; SD=13.34). For the purpose of the study, questionnaires were used to measure value orientations, attitudes towards climate change and pro-ecological behaviours. The results indicated that value orientations focusing on concern for the well-being of others and nature, as well as on preserving traditions, social order, and security, were associated with ecological beliefs and pro-environmental behaviours. We also found that males had significantly higher levels of denial beliefs of climate change, while females had higher levels of solastalgia and perceived environmental efficacy. The study contributes to a better understanding of the psychological prerequisites and motives underlying pro-environmental behavior, with the findings being applicable to the development of information campaigns and interventions aimed at promoting sustainable practices and addressing climate change.
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Williams, Marc O., Lorraine Whitmarsh, Geoffrey Haddock, and Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost. "A Grounded Theory of Pro-Nature Behaviour: From Moral Concern to Sustained Action." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 10, 2021): 8944. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13168944.
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Worldwide ecosystem decline is a pressing issue that has led governments to sign up to biodiversity-related targets, but little is known about what drives individuals’ conservation behaviour. This study uses a qualitative methodology (grounded theory) to understand what leads to pro-nature attitudes and behaviours. Twenty participants (10 men; 10 women) underwent semi-structured interviews and audio files were transcribed and coded to form the basis of theory. The authors propose a model based on interview material in which species with intrinsic value (i.e., deemed valuable in their own right, not for their usefulness to humans) are within the bounds of moral consideration. Individuals with generalised beliefs about the intrinsic value of non-human species expressed moral concern for human-caused impacts on nature. External prompts, including social messages, were associated with sporadic pro-nature behaviours. Individuals engaging in sustained behaviour showed evidence of having internalised moral standard of pro-nature actions and also appeared to fashion a social environment that would sustain and enhance their moral views. We discuss the implications of our findings with respect to conservation campaign messaging and government policy.
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Kuo, Hui-Ju, and Yang-chih Fu. "Global Convergence and National Disparities in the Structure of Environmental Attitudes and Their Linkage to Pro-Environmental Behaviours." Environmental Values 29, no. 3 (June 1, 2020): 261–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/096327119x15579936382680.
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Although similar environmental issues are present across the globe, residents of different countries vary in the extent to which they are concerned about and act upon these issues. Drawing on data from the 2010 Environment module of the International Social Survey Programme, this study tests the structural comparability of environmental attitudes across 32 countries and examines how pro-environmental behaviours are linked to relevant attitudes. A confirmatory factor analysis from structural equation modelling helps identify three latent constructs of environmental attitudes: willingness to sacrifice, biospheric orientation and environmental scepticism. Further regression analyses reveal that the linkages between pro-environmental behaviours and the constructs of environmental attitudes converge in some countries but are less consistent in others. The findings help pinpoint signs of global convergence and national disparities, which merit more extensive analyses amid the recent surge in the availability of diverse empirical data from around the world.
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St John, Freya A. V., Gareth Edwards-Jones, and Julia P. G. Jones. "Conservation and human behaviour: lessons from social psychology." Wildlife Research 37, no. 8 (2010): 658. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr10032.
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Despite increased effort from non-governmental organisations, academics and governments over recent decades, several threats continue to cause species declines and even extinctions. Resource use by a growing human population is a significant driver of biodiversity loss, so conservation scientists need to be interested in the factors that motivate human behaviour. Economic models have been applied to human decision making for many years; however, humans are not financially rational beings and other characteristics of the decision maker (including attitude) and the pressure that people perceive to behave in a certain way (subjective norms) may influence decision making; these are characteristics considered by social psychologists interested in human decision making. We review social-psychology theories of behaviour and how they have been used in the context of conservation and natural-resource management. Many studies focus on general attitudes towards conservation rather than attitudes towards specific behaviours of relevance to conservation and thus have limited value in designing interventions to change specific behaviours (e.g. reduce hunting of a threatened species). By more specifically defining the behaviour of interest, and investigating attitude in the context of other social-psychological predictors of behaviour (e.g. subjective norms, the presence of facilitating factors and moral obligation), behaviours that have an impact on conservation goals will be better understood, allowing for the improved design of interventions to influence them.
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Matić Šošić, Matea, and Katija Vojvodić. "THE INFLUENCE OF PURCHASE ATTITUDES AND REVIEWS ON USERS’ PURCHASE INTENTIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA SETTINGS." DIEM Dubrovnik International Economic Meeting 8, no. 1 (August 2023): 72–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.17818/diem/2023/1.9.
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The rapid growth of social media provides businesses with a new venue for users to make a purchase, as well as the opportunity to post their reviews and comments on products, which can greatly influence the purchase decision process of potential users. The social media platform generates both positive and negative reviews and comments that can influence users' purchase behaviour. In order to gain a deeper understanding of consumer purchase behaviour on social media, the study examines how positive and negative reviews and comments can affect purchase attitudes and pre-purchase behaviour. It also examines how social media users' purchase attitudes contribute to their specific purchase behaviours such as pre-purchase and post-purchase behaviours. The research instrument was a questionnaire, and data were collected through social media platforms using Google forms. Descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation coefficients were used to achieve the objective of this study. The research sample consisted of 162 social media users. The results suggest that there is a positive relationship between purchase attitude and pre-purchase and post-purchase behaviour. The results also suggest that there is a positive relationship between positive and negative reviews and comments, purchase attitude, and pre-purchase behaviour.
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Albuquerque, C. M. Sousa, V. D. Franco, C. P. Ferreira O. Albuquerque, and C. P. Baptista Mota. "Risk Behaviours in Adolescence: Prediction Cognitive and Psychosocial." European Psychiatry 24, S1 (January 2009): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(09)70941-1.
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This investigation's main goal was to determine if some psychosocial (self-concept, control locus, assertiveness and satisfaction towards social support) and cognitive variables (health beliefs and attitudes towards health) were associated to health related behaviours. The sample was constituted by 829 teenagers, 382 male and 447 female, whose average age is 14.66 years old, who attended the 9th grade of the public and daily schools in the district of Viseu, Portugal.Results:1.Study on the association between health and risk behaviours and psychosocial variables: The better the self-concept, the better the behaviours; The higher the satisfaction with social support, the better the behaviours; The higher the assertiveness, the better the behaviours; The association between control locus and healthy and risk behaviours is not significant.2.Study on the association between health and risk behaviours and cognitive variables: The more favourable the attitudes towards health, the better the behaviours; The more adequate the health beliefs, the better the behaviours.3.Study on the psychosocial variables interaction effects with cognitive variables in health and risk behaviour prediction: The interaction variable was revealed as the best health and risk behaviour predictor is the variable resulting from Factor 1 - behavioural aspect (Self-Concept) and Factor 4 - preventive attitude (Attitudes Towards Health) interaction, with a determination coefficient (R2) of .409. The patterned coefficient analysis Beta (beta=.427) indicates that the higher this interaction effect (F1 - behavioural aspect * F4 - preventive attitude) the better the behaviours.
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Osmólska, Iwona. "Social Campaigns and Their Impact on Personal Security During theCovid-19 Pandemic." Security Dimensions 45, no. 45 (June 6, 2023): 92–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0054.2503.
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On 30 January 2020. TheWorld Health Organisation (WHO) declared anoutbreak caused by thenew SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID19 . In Poland, on theother hand, astate of epidemic emergency was declared on 14 March 2020 and all uniformed, medical and epidemiological services were placed on standby. Thenew, unforeseen situation has had adramatic impact not only on economic sectors, but above all on citizens' sense of personal security. It has made it necessary for many institutions to consolidate their activities and to seek solutions that would allow society to cope with anunknown phenomenon and to maintain at least aminimum sense of security. Consequently, social campaigns were one of theways to raising awareness and presenting solutions to reduce therisks affecting personal security associated with theepidemic.Among numerous activities of apreventive nature, social campaigns are atool for promoting ideas and attitudes, whileat thesame time being aform of activating theaddressees to undertake pro-social behaviour and to eliminate attitudes that negatively influence thehealth, life and development of society. Asocial campaign, as apersuasive message, should evoke attitudes and behaviours that are socially desirable and induce to theabandonment of behaviours that violate thelegal order or thesense of social security. Thepurpose of thestudy is to present theconcept of personal security and related issues. At thesame time, thepaper attempts to answer thequestion of what social advertising is at thelevel of programmes creating pro-social behaviour and seeks ananswer to thequestion of theeffectiveness of social campaigns broadcast during pandemics and their impact on increasing thesense of personal safety. In particular, whether this social media tool is fulfilling its mission. Undoubtedly, social campaigns are seen as anelement that increases theeffectiveness of personal safety measures, as they provide tools to reach aspecific population. Thepaper uses empirical and theoretical research methods, including: literature analysis, analysis of phenomena occurring in society and inference as acognitive factor of thesubject under analysis. It was assumed that social campaigns have asignificant influence on increasing thefeeling of personal safety and theresults of theresearch made it possible to identify themost effective elements used in social campaigns.
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Krsnik, Sabina, and Karmen Erjavec. "Comprehensive Study on the Determinants of Green Behaviour of Slovenian Consumers: The Role of Marketing Communication, Lifestyle, Psychological, and Social Determinants." Sustainability 16, no. 17 (August 31, 2024): 7555. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16177555.
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Despite the growing importance of green consumption, the green attitude–behaviour gap remains a key challenge, highlighting the discrepancy between consumers’ expressed environmental concerns and their actual sustainable-purchasing practices. This study identified key determinants of consumers’ sustainable behaviours and the influence of sustainable development goals-related marketing communication across socio-demographic groups. A quantitative causal research design was employed based on a self-administered online questionnaire targeting the Slovenian population (N = 502). The findings indicate a positive, though weak (ρ = 0.384), correlation between consumers’ attitudes and their behaviours. A substantial and significant positive influence of marketing communication, psychological, and social determinants on pro-environmental behaviour was found, while lifestyle inhibited this behaviour. An analysis of the marketing communication dimension showed that it had the greatest influence on men, consumers aged 35 years or more and those with lower education and income, especially through the information received, trust, and advertisement attractiveness. These results suggest the need for tailored marketing strategies that emphasise practical benefits and trustworthy information to effectively promote sustainable practices. This research underscores the importance of clear and credible marketing communications in fostering sustainable consumer behaviour, particularly in regions where scepticism towards marketing claims is widespread.
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Moritz, Steffen, Helen Niemeyer, Birgit Hottenrott, Lisa Schilling, and Carsten Spitzer. "Interpersonal Ambivalence in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 41, no. 5 (September 13, 2012): 594–609. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1352465812000574.
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Background: The social attitudes and interpersonal relationships of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are subject to a longstanding controversy. Whereas cognitive-behavioural researchers emphasize exaggerated pro-social attitudes in OCD like inflated responsibility and worry for other people (especially significant others), dynamic theories traditionally focus on anti-social attitudes such as latent aggression and hostility. In two recent studies, we gathered support not only for a co-existence of these seemingly opposing attitudes in OCD, but also for a functional connection: inflated responsibility in part appears to serve as a coping strategy (or “defense”) against negative interpersonal feelings. Aims: In the present study, we tested a shortened version of the Responsibility and Interpersonal Behaviours and Attitudes Questionnaire (RIBAQ-R). Method: The scale was administered to 34 participants with OCD and 34 healthy controls. The questionnaire concurrently measures pro-social and anti-social interpersonal attitudes across three subscales. Results: In line with our prior studies, patients displayed higher scores on both exaggerated pro-social attitudes (e.g. “I suffer from a strict conscience concerning my relatives”) as well as latent aggression (e.g. “Sometimes I would like to harm strangers on the street“) and suspiciousness/distrust (e.g. “I cannot even trust my own family”). A total of 59% of the patients but only 12% of the healthy controls showed marked interpersonal ambivalence (defined as scores higher than one standard deviation from the mean of the nonclinical controls on both the pro-social and at least one of the two anti-social subscales). Conclusions: The study asserts high interpersonal ambivalence in OCD. Further research is required to pinpoint both the dynamic and causal links between opposing interpersonal styles. Normalization and social competence training may prove beneficial to resolve the apparent problems of patients with OCD regarding anger expression and social conflict management.
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Jin, Ziqiao. "Study on the Impact of Environmental Governance Effectiveness on Public Participation in Pro-Environmental Behaviour." Transactions on Economics, Business and Management Research 7 (June 5, 2024): 380–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.62051/va0qrz68.
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In recent years, the disharmonious relationship between human beings and the natural environment has become increasingly evident,and ecological and environmental problems have become progressively more serious.Public participation in pro-environmental behaviour is an important measure for the effective protection of the ecological environment and the real realisation of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.However, few current studies on pro-environmental behaviours have analysed pro-environmental behaviours from the perspective of the effects of environmental governance.Therefore,based on the theory of "attitude-behaviour-situation", this study constructed an ordered probability unit model to investigate the impact of environmental governance on public participation in pro-environmental behaviours.The empirical test was conducted by using data from a sample of 7617 households from the 2021 China General Social Survey using stata 17.0 software. The results show that environmental governance effects significantly influence citizens' private domain pro-environmental behaviour, while the effects are insignificant in terms of public domain pro-environmental behaviour. Meanwhile, through the heterogeneity test, it was found that age and socio-economic status positively motivate public participation in private pro-environmental behaviours, while the number of family members negatively motivates public participation in private pro-environmental behaviours.The results of this paper have some implications for environmental governance.
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Dessart, Laurence, and Maureen Duclou. "Health and fitness online communities and product behaviour." Journal of Product & Brand Management 28, no. 2 (March 11, 2019): 188–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpbm-12-2017-1710.
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PurposeThis paper aims to determine the impact of online community participation on attitudes and product-related behaviour in the health and fitness sector.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data are collected from 221 users of the social medium Instagram, members of the self-proclaimed health and fitness community (#fitfam). Data are analysed with structural equation modelling.FindingsThe study shows that online community identification and engagement significantly increase health environment sensitivity, resulting in heightened engagement in physical fitness and healthy product choices.Social implicationsGiven the difficulty to remain engaged in pro-health behaviour and the growing impact of social media on young adults’ lives, these findings are encouraging. They show that online health and fitness communities provide a supportive environment in which consumers can identify and freely engage and a fertile ground to the development of health sensitivity and product-related behaviour.Originality/valueThe study advances knowledge on the role of social media and online communities in promoting health and fitness product behaviours and attitudes.
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Rahadi, Ashri, Deddy Priatmodjo Koesrindartoto, and Anggara Wisesa. "Factors Shaping Student Debt Attitudes and Behaviours: A Systematic Review and a Pilot Qualitative Study at an Indonesian Multicultural University." International Journal of Management, Entrepreneurship, Social Science and Humanities 8, no. 1 (December 31, 2024): 62–83. https://doi.org/10.31098/ijmesh.v8i1.1259.
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The growing concern over student debt highlights its impact on both individual students and the broader economy. Investigating debt attitudes offers insights into an individual’s predisposition to incur debt, influencing debt levels, repayment discipline, and potential behavior modifications through education. This study employed a thematic analysis conducted using systematically selected literature from global databases to understand factors aligned with various debt attitude spectrums. Four global themes were identified: (I) Personal factors, (II) Social factors, and (III) Behavioral Factors as factors correlated with anti- and pro- debt attitudes and behavior. This research presents a global framework for understanding debt attitudes across diverse factors, which is adaptable to specific cultural contexts. Student debt is a complex issue. To fully understand it, we need to examine a broad range of factors, encompassing not only personal and behavioral aspects but also social perspectives. In addition, certain factors may hold greater significance depending on the context. Practical recommendations are offered for educators and policymakers as considerations for addressing debt.
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Norris, Erhabor Igbinosa, and Osayande E.I. "Influence of Adult Literacy Education on the Environmental Behaviours of Women." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 13, no. 20 (July 31, 2017): 241. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2017.v13n20p241.
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The study assessed the influence of adult literacy education on the environmental attitudes and behaviours of women in Edo State. A sample size of 253 respondents were selected using both census sampling to select the 15 adult literacy centers in the state and simple random sampling by balloting to choose the sample for the study. The instrument for the study had a reliability of 0.75 for the attitude subscale and 0.83 for the behaviours subscale. It was observed from the study that the majority of the respondents (57.3%) had a positive attitude towards the environment and their response revealed that they rarely partake in most pro-environmental behaviours. There was a weak positive relationship observed between the respondents’ environmental attitude and their environmental behaviour. Hence the researchers recommended that more emphasis should be placed on implementing adult environmental education in each of the adult literacy centers in Edo State.
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Siregar, Zulkifli Musannip Efendi, Rina Masruroh, Abd Rasyid Syamsuri, R. Indra Kusuma Jaya, and Dini Hariyati Adam. "Locus of Control on Pro-Environmental Behavior: The Role of Attitude toward Pro-Environmental Behavior." International Journal of Social Science and Business 6, no. 3 (July 31, 2022): 416–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.23887/ijssb.v6i3.48882.
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Students’ behavior related to environmental protection and conservation is very important to discuss. Action pro-environmental every people, through the change of daily habits and behavior, is needed to decrease environmental problems and promote a clean, healthy, and unpolluted environment. This study aims to analyze the locus of control’s effect and attitude toward pro-environmental behaviours’ effect on the students’ pro-environmental behavior. This study uses an online survey method. A total of 386 respondents were collected. Therefore, the sample in the study amounted to 386 respondents. We used quantitative and structural equation modeling methods to examine the hypotheses. The data were processed by Amos software version 23. This study found that locus of control affects the attitude toward pro-environmental behavior. The locus of control and attitude toward pro-environmental behavior also positively affect students’ pro-environmental behavior. We invented that attitudes toward pro-environmental behavior did not mediate the effect of students’ locus of control on the pro-environmental behaviours of the students. The suggestion to improving the students’ locus of control and attitude related to the environment to gain and enhance the students’ pro-environmental behavior. The originality or value of this study gives a new insight into understanding the interaction between students’ locus of control and attitude toward the environmental behavior of the students in Indonesia.
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Kozirok, Witold, Elżbieta Marciszewicz, and Ewa Babicz-Zielińska. "Attitudes and behaviours of women towards pro-healthy food." Studia i Prace WNEiZ 43 (2016): 199–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.18276/sip.2016.43/3-18.
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Atif (Nurzhynska), Anastasiya, Paul Chappell, Anna Sukhodolska, and Jet G. Sanders. "Examining the Impact of Six Pro-Vaccination Messages on MMR Vaccine Hesitancy Among Mothers in Ukraine." European Journal of Health Communication 5, no. 1 (May 13, 2024): 46–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2024.103.
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The Ukrainian government began delivering mandatory MMR vaccination letters to parents across the country in 2019. In this two-phase online RCT, we aimed to test the effectiveness of this national mandatory vaccination letter against five behavioural science-informed letters, in terms of their effects on the vaccination attitudes, intentions and behaviours of Ukrainian mothers (N = 738). One letter was focused on the simplicity and accessibility of vaccination procedures; one contained a testimonial from a family doctor; two letters contained pro-vaccination social norm statements (one signed by a family doctor and one by a school director); and one contained a loss-framed message underlining the risks of non-vaccination. The results showed no difference between the conditions in terms of change in vaccination attitudes and intentions but there was an effect on behaviour (measured through clicking a link to schedule a vaccination). The letters signed by a family doctor, outlining how vaccination is a social norm, were most effective in encouraging positive vaccination behaviours. We conclude that the national template used by Ukrainian public health authorities is unlikely to reduce vaccine hesitancy or increase vaccination rates, and that letters emphasising the normative nature of vaccination could increase uptake in the Ukrainian context.
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Zulkifli, Sarah Mashitah, Zhooriyati Sehu Mohamad, and Sook Huey Lee. "Attitude and Perceived Social Norms Towards Risk-taking Behaviors among Male University Students in Malaysia." Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development 8, no. 1 (March 31, 2022): 49–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.33736/jcshd.3807.2022.
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This study was conducted to investigate the attitudes and perceived social norms regarding risk behaviours as well as to ascertain how social context influences their likelihood to adhere to perceived social norms. The study adopted a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological design. The study applied purposive and snowballing sampling methods, and in-depth interviews were conducted among six participants. Findings indicated that students' attitudes towards risk-taking behaviours were mainly positive due to the perception that they knew their limits and were able to restrain their use for social and recreational purposes. Those with negative attitudes had negative experiences due to obsessive engagement in the behaviour. This study suggests the importance of having an open discussion surrounding risk-taking behaviours and the need to educate university students and understand the thought process regarding their attitudes towards risk-taking behaviours.
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Okumah, Murat, Ata Senior Yeboah, Elias Nkiaka, and Richard Apatewen Azerigyik. "What Determines Behaviours Towards Water Resources Management in a Rural Context? Results of a Quantitative Study." Resources 8, no. 2 (June 11, 2019): 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/resources8020109.
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Recent environmental policies introduced to safeguard the quality of water resources have focussed on encouraging pro-environmental behaviours (PEB). This has resulted in a considerable volume of research output that seeks to investigate the determinants of PEB in the context of water resources management. However, there is a paucity of literature exploring the topic within the developing country context, though evidence suggests that these regions record the highest rates of water resource pollution. This limits our understanding of the determinants of PEB and thus constrains our ability to develop and implement effective policies to encourage uptake of PEB. Following this, we apply the Theory of Planned Behaviour to explore the determinants of PEB, using structural equation modelling to analyse survey data from rural Ghana. The evidence supports the hypothesis that attitudes and perceived behavioural control affects intentions, and this translates into pro-environmental behaviour. Results further indicate that attitude and perceived behavioural control have a strong explanatory power in people’s intentions, and intentions are influential drivers of pro-environmental behaviour. An explicit recognition of the role of situational factors could offer a profound understanding of the determinants of behaviours that promote water resources management and support the development and implementation of policies aimed at safeguarding the quality of water resources.
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Karwacka, Lidia, Aneta Kamińska, Dorota Wójcik, Anna Szabelska, Justyna Batkowska, Janusz Borowicz, and Leszek Szalewski. "Pro-health behavior of Łęczna town residents concerning protection against UV radiation." Polish Journal of Public Health 126, no. 2 (June 1, 2016): 72–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pjph-2016-0015.
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Abstract Introduction. The fashion for a tan appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century, in the era of technological progress and urbanization with medical knowledge about heliotherapy and the promotion of the tan by fashion designer Coco Chanel being a contributing factor in it. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified the UV to the first group of carcinogens but despite these warnings the increase in exposure to UV radiation has been seen in recent years. New solariums have been created around the world so that people can enjoy a tan all year round, no matter what the weather conditions are. Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the attitudes and behaviors related to UV radiation exposure among residents of Łęczna. Material and methods. A survey conducted among 180 people inquiring about sociodemographic characteristics and attitudes and behaviours associated with exposure to UV radiation while tanning. Results. Statistical analysis of the data obtained in the study showed that the socio-demographic characteristics affect the attitudes and behaviour associated with exposure to UV radiation. Suntan is believed to be significantly more fashionable among women, people with secondary education who have no permanent relationships. Conclusion. There is a need for preventive actions and educational programs concerning the dangers of UV radiation in order to develop not only knowledge but also the correct behaviour in society.
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Cary, John, and Anne Pisarski. "Social benchmarking to improve river ecosystems." Water Science and Technology 64, no. 5 (September 1, 2011): 1148–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2011.044.
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To complement physical measures or indices of river health a social benchmarking instrument has been developed to measure community dispositions and behaviour regarding river health. This instrument seeks to achieve three outcomes. First, to provide a benchmark of the social condition of communities' attitudes, values, understanding and behaviours in relation to river health; second, to provide information for developing management and educational priorities; and third, to provide an assessment of the long-term effectiveness of community education and engagement activities in achieving changes in attitudes, understanding and behaviours in relation to river health. In this paper the development of the social benchmarking instrument is described and results are presented from the first state-wide benchmark study in Victoria, Australia, in which the social dimensions of river health, community behaviours related to rivers, and community understanding of human impacts on rivers were assessed.
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Grębosz-Krawczyk, Magdalena, Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska, and Sylwia Flaszewska. "From Words to Deeds: The Impact of Pro-Environmental Self-Identity on Green Energy Purchase Intention." Energies 14, no. 18 (September 11, 2021): 5732. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14185732.
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This study examines the mechanism by which pro-environmental self-identity (PESI) affects green energy purchase intention (GEPI) through different dimensions of consumption values. The concept of pro-environmental self-identity is rarely discussed in the context of green energy purchase intention. Additionally, the amount of research concerning consumers’ attitudes and behaviours towards photovoltaic panels is limited. We fill this cognitive gap by testing a relation between pro-environmental self-identity and green energy purchase intention. The data collection was carried out based on an indirect method of gathering information—using an online survey. Research was conducted among 250 Polish customers. The partial least squares structural equation modelling technique was applied. The research results show that the relations between PESI and GEPI is mediated totally by social and partially by emotional values. The mediating impact of functional values was not confirmed. The results of this study illustrate the importance of intangible—social and emotional—values and its impact on the consumer behaviour toward green energy. This study can help marketers more efficiently promote the installation of photovoltaic panels in European countries.
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Nowacki, Marek, Yash Chawla, and Joanna Kowalczyk-Anioł. "What Drives the Eco-Friendly Tourist Destination Choice? The Indian Perspective." Energies 14, no. 19 (September 30, 2021): 6237. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14196237.
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Although eco-friendly (pro-environmental) behaviour in tourism has attracted interest among practitioners and scholars, little is known about the influence of these attitudes on the choice of eco-friendly destinations, especially in the context of emerging tourist markets such as India. Thus, this article aims to verify a model of the relationships between attitudes towards the environment and eco-friendly tourism, social and personal norms regarding environmentally responsible behaviour, perceived behavioural control, behavioural intentions regarding eco-friendly destinations and the willingness to pay for such trips using the theory of planned behaviour. The study used an online survey conducted with 598 Indians. The relationships between the variables were analysed using PLS-PM. The most important results indicated that (1) there are significant relationships between the attitude towards the environment, the attitude towards an eco-friendly destination, social and personal norms and behavioural control and intentions regarding travelling to eco-destinations and (2) well-educated young Indian consumers expressed a positive attitude towards eco-friendly destinations; however, there was only a very weak relationship between this attitude and willingness to pay more for trips to them. These findings are valuable for pro-environmental planning and the growing green market/economy, as well as for the discussion on the future of pro-environmental tourism development.
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Duda, Ewa, Helena Anacka, Jolanta Kowal, Iwona Nowakowska, Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska, Hanne Cecilie Geirbo, Kacper Radziszewski, Małgorzata Romanowska, Aleksandra Wyciszkiewicz, and Jakub Zawieska. "Encouraging Pro-environmental Behaviour Through an Educational Mobile Application: Preliminary Insights from Early Adopters." International Journal of Pedagogy, Innovation and New Technologies 10, no. 1 (June 30, 2023): 64–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.9400.
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This article aims to explore the extent to which the educational mobile application PULA supports and promotes pro-environmental behaviours, identify the most utilised functionalities by early adopters, and explore the least engaged functionalities. The study employs a quantitative approach based on data collected from the application. The analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of users' experiences and behaviours within the application, contributing valuable insights into its potential to foster pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. The results suggested that the users, especially women, were generally interested in the learning activities. Pro-environmental transport-related activities were also frequently undertaken by the users. While women tended to split their time into various functionalities of the application, men focused mainly on the transport-related ones. This research contributes to the emerging field of using educational mobile applications for promoting pro-environmental behaviour. The study's focus on early adopters provides unique perspectives on the mechanisms behind behaviour change and offers implications for future interventions. The findings of this study can impact environmental conservation efforts. By encouraging pro-environmental behaviour through an accessible mobile application, a broader audience can be reached and motivated to adopt greener habits. The insights gained from this research can inform the design and development of future applications to foster sustainable practices, benefiting society and contributing to building a more sustainable future.
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Singh, Ajay, Gangaram Singh, and James R. Beatty. "Adoption and correlates of Western concepts of high performance work system in the IT industry in India." International Journal of Organizational Analysis 24, no. 4 (September 5, 2016): 550–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijoa-01-2015-0837.
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Purpose An interesting conundrum exists in India with its rise as an economic powerhouse. On one front, there is tremendous pride in asserting its Indian identity. On another front, it seeks to embrace Western practices to announce its entry into the world economy. This paper aims to examine the extent to which Indian information technology (IT) firms adopt Western concepts of a high performance work system (HPWS) and the correlates of such a system (pro-social organizational behavior and employee attitude). Data from 211 IT employees in India show widespread adoption of a HPWS, and more importantly several approaches to assessment indicate that a HPWS positively correlates to pro-social organizational behavior and employee attitude. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of IT professionals in India having a minimum of three years of work experience. The study has used a snowball strategy to generate the sample. Eight HPWS practices were included in the survey questionnaire to assess three dimensions of HPWS. Analysis was conducted to examine differences between the highest (i.e. top 10 per cent) and the lowest (i.e. bottom 10 per cent) and bivariate correlations of the surveyed employees regarding pro-social organizational behaviors related to altruism, job involvement and work involvement, and regarding employees attitudes related to job satisfaction, intention to stay in organization, level of morale and optimism. Findings HPWS is positively associated with employee attitudes and pro-social organizational behavior. It reflects the reality that HPWSs, at least as conceived by researchers from the West, have penetrated organizations in India. Moreover, they seem to complement each other and together they seem to have a positive association with employee attitudes and pro-social organizational behavior. As organizations in India continue with the march toward servicing the world in the IT sector, the present study suggests that they have a potent tool in a HPWS to keep employee attitudes and pro-social organizational behaviors high. Research limitations/implications The criticism of survey methodology approach adopted in the present study is that it has common method bias. That is, in the survey, respondents tend to score along a path with a common response. As a validation, the study has performed a treatment-by-subjects analysis of variance with matched participant scores on the three pro-social behaviors to determine whether the means of altruism, job involvement and work involvement were significantly different. As to convergence, much more causal data would be needed to make a definitive conclusion on the findings of the present study. Originality/value This is the first study of its kind to examine the adoption of Western concepts of a HPWS in Indian IT Industry.
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Austin, Elizabeth J., Ian J. Deary, and Joyce Willock. "Personality and intelligence as predictors of economic behaviour in Scottish farmers." European Journal of Personality 15, no. 1_suppl (November 2001): S123—S137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/per.421.
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The effects of personality and intelligence on economic behaviour in a sample of 207 Scottish farmers were investigated. Data were available on the farmers' attitudes, objectives, and business‐related behaviours, together with personality trait and cognitive test scores. Structural equation models of production‐oriented business behaviour and environmentally oriented behaviour were constructed. It was found that farmers who score highly on Extraversion (E), Openness to Experience (O), Conscientiousness (C), and cognitive ability are more likely to show production‐oriented behaviour and that the effects of personality and cognitive ability are mediated by a more open attitude towards farming. For environmentally oriented behaviour, high scores on E, O, C, and cognitive ability were associated with this behaviour, with mediation by an achievement‐oriented attitude to farming, chemical use attitude, and off‐farm/diversification objectives; there was also a positive effect of Neuroticism, mediated by pessimistic attitudes to farming and off‐farm/diversification objectives. These results show that that personality and intelligence have substantial and measurable effects on farmers' economic behaviour. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Gu, Dian, Shuqing Gao, Rong Wang, Jiang Jiang, and Yan Xu. "The Negative Associations Between Materialism and Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: Individual and Regional Evidence From China." Environment and Behavior 52, no. 6 (November 17, 2018): 611–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916518811902.
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Previous studies have shown that materialism is related to environmentalism, but unstable findings still exist. To clarify the relationships between materialism and pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors, the present study addressed some methodological issues and provided both individual- and regional-level evidence from China. Using data from the World Value Survey and the Chinese General Social Survey, we observed that materialism was negatively associated with pro-environmental attitudes (Study 1, n = 2,300; Study 2, n = 3,672) and pro-environmental behaviors (Study 2). Moreover, we found that pro-environmental attitudes partially mediated the association between materialism and pro-environmental behaviors in Study 2. We further searched for additional regional evidence in Study 3, and we found that the more materialistic regions are, the more energy is consumed. Results indicate that materialism is associated with decreases in pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors. We conclude with a discussion of the theoretical and practical implications of the research findings.
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Wilkie, Stephanie, and Hannah Trotter. "Pro-environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behaviours and nature-relatedness: Differences based on place preference." European Review of Applied Psychology 72, no. 2 (March 2022): 100705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2021.100705.
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ALTANLAR, Aslı, and Zeynep ÖZDEMİR. "READING BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE LIVING THROUGH ARCHITECTURE FACULTY STUDENTS." INTERNATIONAL REFEREED JOURNAL OF DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE, no. 27 (2022): 132–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.17365/tmd.2022.turkey.27.06.
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Objective: It created a sustainable urban culture with common behaviour patterns in the relationship between humans and natural and artificial environments. Therefore, it is essential to raise awareness about social responsibilities to protect the ecosystem. The study focuses on understanding the factors that determine the awareness, environmentalist attitudes and behaviours of students at the faculty of architecture towards sustainable living. Method: "Exploratory Factor Analysis" was conducted to determine the construct validity of the scale of attitudes and behaviors towards sustainable living and to reveal its factor structure. Spearman-Brown correlation analysis was applied to determine the scale's relationship and sub-dimensions. Mann-Whitney Test and Kruskal-Wallis Test were conducted to determine whether there was a significant difference between the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and the factors. Findings: It was determined that the components of the SAB scale are "environmental awareness", "environmental behaviors" and "technocentric attitude". There was a significant difference between the gender and their environmental awareness and behaviour scores, while there was no significant difference between their technocentric attitude score averages. Conclusion: It was determined that students' environmental awareness affects their environmental behaviors and sustainable living. It is crucial for creating sustainable urban development planning.
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Fabian, Megan C., Amelia S. Cook, and Julie M. Old. "Do Australians have the willingness to participate in wildlife conservation?" Australian Zoologist 40, no. 4 (January 2020): 575–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/az.2019.010.
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People's behaviour towards the conservation of Australian wildlife is important, because people's actions are the main causative factor associated with the demise and future recovery of wildlife conservation. We investigated the type and prevalence of behaviour performed by NSW residents towards wildlife conservation, investigate participants’ willingness to perform conservation behaviours in the future, and identify the barriers preventing people from engaging in conservation action. New South Wales (NSW) residents (n=312) participated in an online questionnaire in a cross-sectional study. Overall, participants’ intention to engage, and rates of actual participation, in conservation behaviours was low. The latter was mostly due to lack of time, money, knowledge, and the impact of health and fitness levels. The knowledge gained from this study can be harnessed to inform future policy and management decisions, design interventions to change conservation behaviours, and provides a foundation for further enquiry into the ‘human dimensions of wildlife’. There remains a wildlife conservation ‘attitude-intention-action gap’, where we are limited with our knowledge on how to transform pro-conservation attitudes into conservation action, which warrants further research.
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Wang, Qi, Geng Niu, Xu Gan, and Qiaoling Cai. "Green returns to education: Does education affect pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors in China?" PLOS ONE 17, no. 2 (February 3, 2022): e0263383. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263383.
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Using microdata from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS 2010), this paper investigates whether there are green returns to education in China, where educational attainment promotes pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors. We establish causality by exploiting the exogenous variation induced by the implementation of the Compulsory Schooling Law (CSL) in China. We find evidence that educational attainment is associated with higher levels of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors, and these estimates are robust to various robustness checks. Further analysis reveals that the acquisition of environmental knowledge is the channel that drives the effect of education on pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors. Finally, the effects of education are heterogeneous across individuals.