Psychological driving forces behind households’ behaviors toward municipal organic waste separation at source in Vietnam: a structural equation modeling approach

Loan, Le Thi Thanh; Nomura, Hisako; Takahashi, Yoshifumi; Yabe, Mitsuyasu

doi:10.1007/s10163-017-0587-3

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“…If people feel more inconvenience to separate waste such as the burden of waste separation and lack of time, they are less active to participate in recycling. This is consistent with the study by Ajzen and several recent studies on behavioral modeling [1,10,20,25]. In the next step of the model in Fig.…”

Section: Development Of Behavior Modelssupporting

confidence: 92%

“…In relation to factors influencing the separation rates of recyclables and leftover food, some studies in Hanoi and Hoi An city suggested that the attitude toward recycling and moral norm (i.e., feeling of guilt not to perform waste separation) were positive factors affecting the recycling behavior, while situational factors or attitude toward the inconvenience of recycling were negative factors [10,20]. The public awareness and attitude toward SWM and the 3R program were also investigated in the Mekong Delta region by Thanh et al and in Da Nang city by Dao et al [4,26].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Current status and behavior modeling on household solid-waste separation: a case study in Da Nang city, Vietnam

Tran

Matsui

2019

J Mater Cycles Waste Manag

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This study focused on household solid waste recycling in Da Nang city, Vietnam to assess the existing separation behavior and clarify the factors influencing the separation behavior. The authors conducted a questionnaire survey for 150 households in six urban districts, which consisted of household attributes, separation behavior, and the household's attitude on recycling and the environment. The waste separation rates were determined for leftover food and 13 recyclable items and the recyclable disposal habit was also assessed. The separation rate of leftover food was 77.3%. Among 13 surveyed recyclable items, plastic bottles and metal cans were two popular items with higher separation rate (72.5% and 63.8%, respectively). To identify the conscious structure and determinants of separation behavior, the authors developed a predictive model on the separation behavior of leftover food and recyclables by logistic and multiple linear regression analyses. The positive factors included behavior intention, sympathy for the collector, incentive brought by recycling, goal intention, internal norm, and perception of responsibility and seriousness. The negative factor was evaluation of trouble. The authors also analyzed the differences in separation rates among attributes. Based on the significant influence factors and attributes, the authors suggested how to promote separation behavior.

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Section: Development Of Behavior Modelssupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Current status and behavior modeling on household solid-waste separation: a case study in Da Nang city, Vietnam

Tran

Matsui

2019

J Mater Cycles Waste Manag

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“…On the other hand, although laws and regulations concerning MSWS have been repeatedly issued, implementation remains vague due to unclear legal responsibilities. As mentioned in Loan et al [91], after young people sort MSW and discharge it into designated garbage cans, the waste collectors mix the sorted waste with unsorted waste and uniformly dump them into a recycling car for transportation. As a result, young people’s initiative to classify MSW has been compromised, and they feel that they are doing useless work and are thus reluctant to classify MSW.…”

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Factors Influencing Young People’s Intention toward Municipal Solid Waste Sorting

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et al. 2019

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With the rapid growth of urban economy and population in China, the output of municipal solid waste (MSW) has dramatically increased becoming a constant threat to residents’ living environment and health. The classification intention of residents plays a pivotal role in solving the problem of MSW disposal. While numerous studies have examined the classification behavior of MSW from the perspective of ordinary residents and households, few studies have attempted to understand young people’s sorting intention. The novelty of this research is to explore the determinants that affect young people’s intention toward municipal solid waste sorting (MSWS) by extending the predictive factors of environmental concern and personal moral obligation into the theory of planned behavior (TPB). A sample of 524 young respondents from Hebei Province in China were used to conduct a structural equation model (SEM) validation. The empirical results revealed that, according to the rankings of significance, personal moral obligation, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norm had positive influences on young people’s intention toward MSWS, while attitude and environmental concern did not. Furthermore, the multi-group comparison showed that, compared with the male and rural group, the intention of female and urban respondents to classify MSW was not affected by subjective norms. Some targeted managerial implications were ultimately proposed to promote young people’s intention toward MSWS. This study contributes to the existing knowledge system of MSWS by revealing the classification intention of young people as a group. The findings and implications provide the government with useful insights for encouraging young people to actively participate in MSWS.

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“…It has been proven to influence behavior with adequate empirical data support, which proves that personal norms influence children’s behavior toward waste recycling, accompanied by social and descriptive norms shown by their parents (Matthies et al, 2012). Personal norm is also proven to have a significant effect on people’s behavior in sorting solid organic waste in Vietnam (Loan et al, 2017).…”

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Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior With Norm Activation in a Pro-Environmental Context

Setiawan

Afiff

Heruwasto

2020

Social Marketing Quarterly

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Background: The theory of planned behavior (TPB) is one of the famous theories used to predict a person’s intentions in various contexts, using the subjective normative component. This article, therefore, focused on proposing a conceptual model to fill the existing gaps related to the pro-environmental context, based on the TPB, with the normative aspects supplemented by incorporating the norm activation theory (NAT). Focus of the Article: The interaction between subjective and personal norms needs to be considered in order to acquire empirical data support from social marketing scholars. The awareness of consequences is used to form personal norms that function as an “instrumental attitude” in predicting intention. The existence of attitude needs to be distinguished between the experiential and instrumental, reflected in the awareness of consequences. Program Design/Approach: Pro-environmental behavior (PEB) in the context of waste sorting is a shared function of intentions, personal norm, and perceived control. It plays an important role in mediating the influence of motivational factors of TPB and personal norm of NAT, on waste sorting. Communication strategies in promoting waste sorting activity have to integrate social pressure with a feeling of moral obligation. Importance to the Social Marketing Field: The conceptual model shows that the integration of TPB and NAT contributes a more comprehensive perspective for social marketers to promote the waste sorting behavior of the targeted society. Methods: Five essential stages are systematically arranged to integrate TPB and NAT. The first stage explains the basic equation of TPB and NAT. The second proposes three essential propositions. The third provides logical thinking of the integrated equation model, while the fourth stage creates the visual form and explains it in detail. The fifth stage provides a clear and concise managerial implication and limitation of the model, accompanied by the possibility to expand it in future studies. Recommendations for Research or Practice: The social marketing practitioners and academicians interested in the issue of PEB context from the community, need to consider the integration of TPB and NAT in their activities. Social pressure within the community is strengthened by the formation of a sense of moral obligation with the simultaneous strengthening of the experiential and instrumental attitude. Limitations: The proposed conceptual model is limited to the utilization of a cultural approach as the central premise. It is also limited to the use of the fundamental theory in predicting humans’ behavior in a waste sorting context.

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Psychological driving forces behind households’ behaviors toward municipal organic waste separation at source in Vietnam: a structural equation modeling approach

Cited by 61 publications

References 19 publications

Current status and behavior modeling on household solid-waste separation: a case study in Da Nang city, Vietnam

Current status and behavior modeling on household solid-waste separation: a case study in Da Nang city, Vietnam

Factors Influencing Young People’s Intention toward Municipal Solid Waste Sorting

Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior With Norm Activation in a Pro-Environmental Context

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