How does new environmental law affect public environmental protection activities in China? Evidence from structural equation model analysis on legal cognition

被引:55
作者
Chen, Jielin [1 ]
Huang, Junyue [2 ]
Huang, Xiaocheng [1 ]
Sun, Shiwei [1 ]
Hao, Yu [1 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ]
Wu, Haitao [1 ,3 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Beijing Inst Technol, Sch Management & Econ, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[2] Beijing Inst Technol, Sch Law, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[3] Beijing Inst Technol, Ctr Energy & Environm Policy Res, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[4] Beijing Key Lab Energy Econ & Environm Management, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[5] Sustainable Dev Res Inst Econ & Soc Beijing, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[6] Collaborat Innovat Ctr Elect Vehicles Beijing, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[7] Xinjiang Univ, Coll Econ & Management, Urumqi 830047, Peoples R China
基金
北京市自然科学基金; 中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Environmental law; Public environmental protection activities; Structural equation model (SEM); Legal cognition; China; CLEAN-AIR ACT; PLANNED-BEHAVIOR; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RECYCLING BEHAVIOR; MORAL OBLIGATION; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; SELF-REGULATION; CLIMATE POLICY; GREEN PARADOX; POLLUTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136558
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
To investigate the validity of Chinese law enforcement from the public's perspective, this research applies the theory of planned behavior, and introduces law as a moderator variable to explore the determinants of public's environmental behaviors. Results from an empirical study of China indicate that perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, inward attitude, and outward attitude all have positive impacts on environmental intentions and indirectly affect the citizens' environmental behavior and activists' environmental behavior. Meanwhile, legal cognition positively moderates the relationship between environmental intentions and behaviors. As the level of the public's legal awareness increases, the direct effect of these two types of environmental intentions on environmental behaviors respectively continues to increase. Based on the findings, some constructive implications are provided to the governments and legislators to strengthen public participation in environmental protection. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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