Applying the theory of planned behaviour to littering prevention behaviour in a developing country (Nigeria)

Ojedokun, Oluyinka; Henschel, Nils Tobias; Arant, Regina; Boehnke, Klaus

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2022.02.006

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“…These integrate regions, cities, towns, and rural areas without abandoning the land, water, air, and natural and cultural resources. Residential areas, transportation, plantations, factories, and commercial buildings should be adequately managed to sustain a good environment and economy (Papargyropoulou et al, 2014;Ojedokun et al, 2022).…”

Section: The Sustainable Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Littering happens in many public areas like sidewalks, parking lots, streets, waterways, and beaches (Tjell, 2010;Ahmad, 2021) It can have many adverse effects like contaminating soil and water quality, harming animal health, killing wildlife, and flooding disasters, and it has an inestimably adverse effect on every part of the world's ecosystem (Ojedokun et al, 2022;Ojedokun, 2011). According to Ahmad ( 2021), litter has the potential to cause harm to human health, safety, welfare, as well as the environment.…”

Section: Littering Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Usage of Bioplastic Bags to Resolve Littering and Household Waste Disposal for Environment Preservation and Sustainable Community

Aminuddin¹,

Saidon²,

Shafi³

et al. 2023

IJARAFMS

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In suburban and rural Malaysia, littering and household waste disposal have been perennial issues. Communities geographically distanced from the metro areas do not have proper waste disposal facilities or awareness of bioplastic bag usage. Most of the practices of household waste disposals are through open burning or throwing the trash in nearby rivers and canals. Thus, the study assessed the public's awareness of using bioplastics to resolve the littering and disposal of household waste. Interviews with community heads and a replicated, simple survey for descriptive statistics formed the methodology. The results showed that 31.8% of respondents admitted to public littering, while 90.8% deliberately littered in public places. With limited enforcement from the local and relevant authorities, the communities will continue the negative attitude without knowing the environmental and public health implications. Malaysia's communities must continuously be aware of the consequences of littering and irresponsible waste disposal. The impact of these attitudes will result in the degradation of the environment and public health. Curbing bad habits from littering will reflect the civil society leading towards sustainable communities and increasing socioeconomic wellbeing and quality of life.

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Section: Littering Literacymentioning

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Usage of Bioplastic Bags to Resolve Littering and Household Waste Disposal for Environment Preservation and Sustainable Community

Aminuddin¹,

Saidon²,

Shafi³

et al. 2023

IJARAFMS

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“…For example, Zhang et al (2018) proved that social norms play a role in people’s intention to use a car when visiting a national park [ 45 ]. Meanwhile, Ojedokun et al (2022) found that social norms are a predictor of the intention to prevent littering and actual littering-prevention behaviour [ 46 ]. Therefore, we propose the following hypotheses:…”

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What Drives Visitors’ Use of Bins in Urban Parks? An Application of the Stimulus-Organism-Response Model

Wang

Han

2022

IJERPH

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Littering by visitors has led to severe challenges for rubbish collection in urban parks. One way to solve this problem is to encourage visitors to put rubbish in the bin. The purpose of this study is to explore the mechanism that drives people’s use of bins in urban parks. The theoretical model of stimulus-organism-response is used to test the influence of stimuli (personal and social norms) on people’s psychology (facilitators and inhibitors), thereby producing responses (the use of bins). In this study, we used a purposeful sampling method. Overall, 400 questionnaires were distributed, and 356 valid questionnaires were collected from visitors to the Shanghai City Park in China. The data were analysed using structural equations. The results show that personal and social norms have a significant impact on visitors’ internal psychological state (facilitators and inhibitors). More specifically, personal and social norms are positively correlated with facilitators and negatively correlated with inhibitors. They have a significant positive impact on people’s use of bins. We also found that facilitators and inhibitors partially mediate the relationship between norms and behaviours. The study suggests park managers should introduce various measures to influence people’s personal norms and cultivate people’s awareness of their obligation, responsibility, and commitment to the environment, and managers should also show visitors the consequences of not properly disposing of their rubbish as well as place more rubbish bins in key areas.

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“…7 Limitations And Recommendations For Future ResearchThe study used a cross-sectional methodological approach and could not measure actual behavior, partly because litter prevention is not o cially promoted and practiced in the region, neither is there evidence of the infrastructural and social psychological investments to encourage individuals to partake in antilittering. Although a recent study in Nigeria(Ojedokun et al, 2022) positively correlated litter prevention intentions to actual behavior, we recommend a further longitudinal study during the implementation of interventions to study the relationship between behavioral intentions and actual behavior.…”

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“…However, the outcomes have been counterproductive and Formative research supports researchers in the design of applicable survey instruments by providing them with the prominent beliefs of the intended audience (Downs and Hausenblas, 2005); thereby preventing them from using previous research items and/or predetermined beliefs, both of which may lead to unreliable and unrealistic outcomes (Ajzen, 2015). The RAA was selected for this research because of its ability to support the prediction of pro-environmental behaviors (Yuriev et al, 2020;Ojedokun et al, 2022;Cudjoe et al, 2022), alongside its adaptability to the addition of new constructs onto the original model (Miller, 2017). Extending the RAA to increase its predictive viability is also recommended in literature (Graham-Rowe et al, 2015; Fishbein and Ajzen, 2011; Wang et al, 2022).…”

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Using an extended model of the reasoned action approach to explore individual behavioral intentions regarding litter prevention in a developing country

Oduro-Appiah

Afful²,

Osei-Tutu³

2023

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Implementing litter prevention strategies is essential for cities of developing countries, especially due to the prevailing high incidence of littering and the urgent need to realize the adverse per capita environmental impact target of the sustainable development goals. In this article, we report the use of the prominent reasoned action approach ––in its original state and in an extended model with moral norms–– for exploring the key socio-cognitive determinants of individuals’ litter prevention intentions in Ghana. By analyzing the valid answers of 447 participants to a structured questionnaire on litter prevention, we found attitudes (β = 0.35, SE = 0.014, p < 0.001) and moral norms (β = 0.57, SE = 0.099, p < 0.001) as the most influencing determinants to individual intentions in the original and the extended models, respectively. The analysis suggests that individuals will stop littering their environments through the implementation of eco-friendly interventions aimed at eliciting self-responsibility and moral obligation. Campaigns targeted at demonstrating the effects of littering on drain blockage, flooding, and disease outbreaks may improve individual litter prevention attitudes. Installing waste receptacles in public spaces along with persuasive messages may also facilitate individual antilittering intentions. Apart from contributing to the implementation of a litter management strategy to reduce the flood risk and enhance the resilience of the Greater Accra region of Ghana, this research helps to close the literature gaps in litter prevention behavior, as well as support the modernization of the municipal solid waste management systems in developing countries.

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Applying the theory of planned behaviour to littering prevention behaviour in a developing country (Nigeria)

Cited by 19 publications

References 56 publications

Usage of Bioplastic Bags to Resolve Littering and Household Waste Disposal for Environment Preservation and Sustainable Community

Usage of Bioplastic Bags to Resolve Littering and Household Waste Disposal for Environment Preservation and Sustainable Community

What Drives Visitors’ Use of Bins in Urban Parks? An Application of the Stimulus-Organism-Response Model

Using an extended model of the reasoned action approach to explore individual behavioral intentions regarding litter prevention in a developing country

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