Predicting behaviours related to marine litter prevention: an empirical case based on junior high school students in Italy

Gusmerotti, Natalia Marzia; Corsini, Filippo; Testa, Francesco; Borghini, Alessandra; Iraldo, Fabio

doi:10.1504/ijssoc.2016.074948

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“…attitude has limited explanatory power to explain preventive-related behaviour such as marine litter prevention (Gusmerotti et al, 2016) and waste prevention behaviour (Corsini et al, 2018). In addition, the study by Corsini et al (2018) found that waste prevention behaviour is more likely to be explained by injunctive norms, moral norms and perceived behavioural control but not by attitude.…”

Section: Food Waste Prevention Behaviourmentioning

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The role of social media in food waste prevention behaviour

Teoh

Koay

Chai

2021

BFJ

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PurposeThis research aims to investigate consumers' food waste prevention behaviour through the lens of an extended theory of planned behaviour. The extension includes the examination of the role of social media usage in affecting consumers' decision-making process of food waste prevention behaviour.Design/methodology/approachA survey questionnaire is developed based on measurement items of previously validated studies. 210 samples are collected and analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe results show that social media usage has a significant influence on attitude and injunctive norms. In addition, intention can be predicted by injunctive norms, moral norms and perceived behavioural control but not attitude. Lastly, the intention to reduce food waste is a significant predictor of food waste prevention behaviour.Originality/valueOverall, the extended theory of planned behaviour is useful in explaining consumers' food waste prevention behaviour. Interestingly, this study reveals that a negative attitude towards food waste behaviour does not translate into the intention to engage in food waste prevention behaviour. Furthermore, it is found that social media usage plays a significant in shaping consumers' attitudes towards food waste and injunctive norms.

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Section: Food Waste Prevention Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 98%

The role of social media in food waste prevention behaviour

Teoh

Koay

Chai

2021

BFJ

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“…This result aligns with those of Anderson [ 83 ], who found that, among TPB variables, subjective norms had the strongest positive impact on powerful variable behavioral intentions and PEBs among university students in the United States. Similarly, Gusmerotti et al [ 84 ] found that subjective norms were the strongest predictor of high school students’ PEBs related to marine litter in Italy, while attitude had a limited impact. Halder et al [ 85 ] found that subjective norms had the second-strongest positive impact on high school students’ intentions to use bioenergy.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Similarly, De Leeuw et al [ 82 ] found that of the studied variables, attitude had the least power to predict high school students’ intentions to perform pro-environmental behaviors [ 82 ]. Gusmerotti et al [ 84 ] also found that attitude had a limited impact on high school students’ PEBs related to marine litter in Italy. In contrast, Swaim [ 87 ] found that, among TPB constructs, attitude had the strongest influence on college and university students’ intentions to engage in behaviors promoting environmental sustainability.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Among the three TPB variables that are assumed to influence behavioral intention, subjective norms have the strongest effect on behavioral intention and energy-saving behaviors. Several studies that focused on the pro-environmental behaviors of normal high school students [ 84 ] and college students [ 92 ], not particularly those with physical impairments, also found that subjective norms were the strongest predictor of pro-environmental behaviors, including energy saving. This could imply that the decision to engage in pro-environmental behaviors among high school students or young people with or without physical impairments relies heavily on social influence.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Role of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Explaining the Energy-Saving Behaviors of High School Students with Physical Impairments

Suntornsan

Chudech

Janmaimool

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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People with physical impairments can help solve energy problems by participating in diverse energy-saving behaviors, such as switching off lights or turning off an air conditioner when not in use; however, they may struggle to participate in some behaviors due to mobility impairments. This study aims to examine factors that impact the energy-saving behaviors of high school students with physical impairments. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) was used to test whether attitudes towards energy-saving behaviors, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control could affect intentions, which then leads to performance of energy-saving behaviors. The participants were 330 high school students with physical impairments in Thailand. A questionnaire was employed to measure energy-saving behaviors and TPB constructs. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to validate all study variables; structural equation modeling (SEM) was then used to test causal relationships among TPB constructs and energy-saving behaviors. The results showed that the TPB could be used to explain the energy-saving behaviors of students with physical impairments, that subjective norms were the most significant predictor of behavioral intentions, and that intentions significantly impacted energy-saving behaviors. While perceived behavioral control did not have a direct effect on behaviors, it had a significant effect on intentions. Under the TPB construct, of the studied variables, attitude had the lowest power to predict students’ intentions to perform the concerned behaviors; however, the impact of attitude was still statistically significant. The results suggest that all TPB variables can predict energy-saving behaviors of high school students with physical impairments, but their power to predict the behaviors is different. To promote student participation in energy-saving behaviors, it is important to create subjective norms and eliminate obstacles that students with physical impairments might face when performing energy-saving behaviors.

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“…Generally, according to Kaur et al (2020) cities and local authorities (Zorpas et al, 2015a) are challenged by providing these services mainly due to drivers and related pressures on waste management infrastructures which effects the LOS. Moreover, waste strategies must also emphasise (Gusmerotti et al, 2016; Kiessling et al, 2017) on young adults to address the marine litter problem and to identify environmental knowledge and social norms as shaping factors for pro-environmental behaviour.…”

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Urban strategies evaluation for waste management in coastal areas in the framework of area metabolism

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Europe is considered one of the most attractive and safe prevalent tourist destinations in the entire world. Approximately half (47.4%) of European tourist visits occurred in coastal regions, defined “on the basis of and consist of local administrative units or municipalities that border the sea, or have at least half of their total surface area within a distance of 10 km from the sea.” Destinations such as Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Croatia presented with an increased level of tourist accommodation establishments, as well as, the overall flow of tourism in the European Union is mostly concentrated on Mediterranean coastal regions (as nine out 10 tourists, in 2015, spent their holidays at coastal areas). This paper, is dealing with the assessment of a tourist area and how the concept of urban metabolism has been affected by touristic activities. Moreover, this research using several key performance indicators such as waste compositional analysis, the clean coast index, the accumulation rate, and accumulation index, etc., tries to measure the level of environmental performance, and furthermore, to assess the existing infrastructures and the waste management plan, that are being implemented. The results are very useful, for any policy-maker, as well as competent authorities and/or tourist organizations which are dealing with tourist activities and aim to propose or re-schedule any waste strategy targeting the goals of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, European Green Deal, and the new circular economy strategy.

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Predicting behaviours related to marine litter prevention: an empirical case based on junior high school students in Italy

Cited by 27 publications

References 51 publications

The role of social media in food waste prevention behaviour

The role of social media in food waste prevention behaviour

The Role of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Explaining the Energy-Saving Behaviors of High School Students with Physical Impairments

Urban strategies evaluation for waste management in coastal areas in the framework of area metabolism

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