Assessment of environmental orientations of urban Taiwanese and their relation to climate change mitigation behaviour in central Taiwan

Situmorang, Rospita Odorlina P.; Hussain, Minhas; Chang, Shu Chun

doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2023.100366

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“…Tsai and Tan [8] found that subjective norms had the weakest influence on PEB intention compared to attitude and perceived behavioral control, as undergraduates viewed PEB as personal decisions regardless of social pressure. However, in the context of the broader Taiwanese public, research by Chang et al [9] and Situmorang et al [10] found that subjective norms significantly influence PEB intentions, ranking as the second strongest and strongest construct, respectively. This underscores the critical role that perceived social expectations play in motivating PEB intentions among Taiwanese.…”

Section: Moderating Role Of Social Normsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…84% of the variances of PEB were explained by the model with attitude having the strongest influence, followed by subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. Situmorang et al [10] incorporated the new environmental paradigm scales into the theory of reasoned action to understand the mitigation behavior on climate change of residents from Taichung, Taiwan. Results showed that subjective norms greatly influenced behavioral intentions, accounting for 73% of the variances while behavioral intentions moderately influenced PEB, accounting for 48% of the variances.…”

Section: Pro-environmental Behaviors Of Taiwanesementioning

confidence: 99%

“…From the various works regarding the PEB of Taiwanese, the theory of planned behaviors was widely used. The surveyed respondents were mostly specified targeted group of people by geographical location [4,10] or specified roles [7][8][9], with a wide range of accounted variances regarding PEB. In addition, subjective norms, the perceived social pressure to engage in a particular behavior, were noted by several researchers to significantly influenced PEB intentions [6,10].…”

Section: Pro-environmental Behaviors Of Taiwanesementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The surveyed respondents were mostly specified targeted group of people by geographical location [4,10] or specified roles [7][8][9], with a wide range of accounted variances regarding PEB. In addition, subjective norms, the perceived social pressure to engage in a particular behavior, were noted by several researchers to significantly influenced PEB intentions [6,10]. Taiwan, like most East Asia countries and regions, had a higher degree of collectivism and Confucian influence [12], where values like social harmony and strong family ties as well as philosophical beliefs of harmony with the natural world, could also have significant influences on Taiwanese PEB [13].…”

Section: Pro-environmental Behaviors Of Taiwanesementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Among the various research studies conducted to understand the PEB of Taiwanese, the theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior were widely used and their coefficients of determination for PEB ranged widely, from healthcare personnel in Tsai and Tan [7], undergraduates in Tsai and Tan [8], tourists visiting Nantou in Chang et al [9] to residents from Taichung in Situmorang et al [10], giving values of 19%, 30%, 84% and 48%, respectively. Given the complexity and variety of pro-environmental behaviors, the VBN theory and the theory of planned behavior had both seen substantial application and development within the literature.…”

Section: Moderating Role Of Social Normsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Influences of Social–Psychological Constructs in Predicting Taiwanese Pro-Environmental Behaviors

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Lai

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A value–belief–norm (VBN) model for understanding the pro-environmental behaviors (PEB) of Taiwanese was developed. This formulated VBN model included personal values, openness to change, awareness of consequences, personal norms, social norms, and PEB. Ecological world view and ascription of responsibility were excluded to develop a tighter model. A total of 1079 completed questionnaires were collected and structural equation modelling was utilized, where standard estimates and coefficients of determination validated the formulated VBN model’s effectiveness. Each construct served its role as the mediator between its distal variable and outcome variable, with a substantial level of predictive accuracy, and 74.3% of the variance in PEB was accounted for. Further findings found that mature individuals had a stronger tendency towards awareness of consequences due to personal values; the young had a stronger tendency towards personal norms due to awareness of consequences; men had a stronger tendency towards personal norms due to awareness of consequences; and women had a weaker tendency due to a greater emphasis on altruism. Future interventions, such as sharing of personal pro-environmental lifestyles verbally or through social media, periodically decluttering personal items and maintaining a minimalist lifestyle, where these personal norms are in line with collective social norms, could help to strengthen PEB.

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Exploring influences of environmental information, beliefs and self‐efficacy on nurses' climate health behaviours and their relationships

Yi,

2024

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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BackgroundTo create a healthy nursing environment and protect human health in response to climate change, it is essential to encourage behaviour change among nurses. Although numerous studies have been conducted on nurses to address climate change, few studies have explored the relationships of factors that influence and promote nurses' climate health behavioural behavioural change, making it difficult to determine how nurses should act and prioritise regarding climate health behaviours.AimsTo investigate influential environmental factors on climate health behaviours among nurses through the causal relationships between environmental information, environmental beliefs and environmental self‐efficacy using the Information‐Motivation‐Behavioural Skills (IMB) model.DesignA cross‐sectional study.MethodsThis study recruited 186 nurses working in hospitals nationwide in July 2023. Self‐reported questionnaires (Climate, Health, and Nursing Tool; National Environmental Consciousness Survey; New Ecological Paradigm Scale; Personal Efficacy Scale) were used to collect the data. Path analysis was performed.ResultsThe factors influencing nurses' climate health behaviours were environmental information, environmental beliefs and environmental self‐efficacy. Environmental self‐efficacy was found to be more influenced by the exogenous variables of environmental information than environmental beliefs and to be the most significant factor affecting climate health behaviours.ConclusionsIt is more important for nurses to obtain environmental information than environmental beliefs to achieve the goal of climate health behaviours. This in turn, will lead to personal self‐efficacy that nurses can mitigate the climate crisis. Their strong self‐efficacy affects their climate health behaviours.Implications for the ProfessionNurses should seek and draw on the appropriate environmental information related to climate health change and nurses with environmental self‐efficacy become environmental nursing leaders, encouraging other health care workers to participate actively in climate health behaviours and continuously carry out the behaviours within daily life, hospital and community environments.ImpactThe study addressed the lack of relationship research on factors influencing nurses' climate health behaviours, emphasizing the importance of accessing environmental information to foster self‐efficacy. Nurses with heightened self‐efficacy can lead healthcare professionals in climate health actions.Reporting MethodThis research has adhered to relevant EQUATOR and STROBE.Patient or Public ContributionNo Patient or Public Contribution.

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Fostering Green Innovation and Environmental Consciousness: A Pathway to Competitive Advantage in the Green Economy.

Riza,

Sumarti

2023

J. Ilmu Lingk.

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This research aims to identify the preceding factors for achieving green competitive advantage, as traditional marketing might not be adequate to cater to this aspect. Therefore, the analysis explores the correlation between the theory of reasoned action and green marketing and how the blending of these concepts affects eco-friendly innovation and, subsequently, green competitive advantage. A quantitative approach was employed to conduct this investigation, using questionnaires gathered through direct visits to 100 coffee shops in and around Jakarta. The sample was selected through purposive non-probability sampling. The collected data were analyzed using SMART PLS.3 software, employing the structural equation model (SEM). The findings highlight that both internal and external orientations exert an impact on green innovation, which, in turn, affects green competitive advantage. However, it should be noted that internal and external environmental orientations do not have a direct impact on green competitive advantage. This research contributes to the field of green marketing by highlighting the crucial role of green innovation in achieving green competitive advantage and establishing the link between environmental orientation and competitive edge. Companies can allocate resources to improve their green innovation efforts, which can strengthen their competitive position in the market. The study provides practical guidance for businesses aiming to enhance their green competitive advantage. However, the identified limitations should prompt researchers and practitioners to consider broader industry and methodology coverage in future investigations.

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Assessment of environmental orientations of urban Taiwanese and their relation to climate change mitigation behaviour in central Taiwan

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Influences of Social–Psychological Constructs in Predicting Taiwanese Pro-Environmental Behaviors

Influences of Social–Psychological Constructs in Predicting Taiwanese Pro-Environmental Behaviors

Exploring influences of environmental information, beliefs and self‐efficacy on nurses' climate health behaviours and their relationships

Fostering Green Innovation and Environmental Consciousness: A Pathway to Competitive Advantage in the Green Economy.

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