Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior in the context of recycling: The role of moral norms and of demographic predictors

被引:428
作者
Botetzagias, Iosif [1 ,2 ]
Dima, Andora-Fani [2 ]
Malesios, Chrisovaladis [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Aegean, Dept Environm, Mitilini 81100, Greece
[2] Int Hellen Univ, Sch Econ Business Adm & Legal Studies, Thessaloniki, Greece
[3] Democritus Univ Thrace, Dept Agr Dev, Orestiada 68200, Greece
关键词
Theory of planned behavior; Recycling; Moral norms; Demographic characteristics; PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; SOCIAL NORMS; DETERMINANTS; INTENTION; PARTICIPATION; ATTITUDES; EXTENSION; HABIT;
D O I
10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.12.004
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This paper examines how an individual's moral norms and demographic characteristics interact with the standard 'Theory of Planned Behavior' predictors (Attitude; Subjective Norms; and Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC)) in explaining the intention to recycle (RI). Our data originate from an empirical research of Greek citizens conducted in Autumn 2013 (N= 293). Through structural equation modeling, we find that PBC is consistently the most important predictor of RI. Moral norms have a larger effect on RI than Attitude while their influence is primarily direct. On the contrary, demographic characteristics were found to be statistically non-significant predictors of RI, similarly to Subjective Norms. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:10
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