Choose to reuse! The effect of action-close reminders on pro-environmental behavior

Essl, Andrea; Steffen, Angela; Staehle, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2021.102539

Cited by 9 publications

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Section: Discussion About the Two Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, the arrival of the reminders might not have been well-timed, coming in at times when participants did not have the opportunity to read. A more personalized timing might have more impact on the decision to read (Essl et al, 2021). Furthermore, we have no information about participants' responses to receiving the reminders and do not know if the reminders caused an immediate reaction in the form of a reading-related activity.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Nudging to Stimulate Reading in Primary and Secondary Education

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Many students infrequently read during leisure time. Due to fast, unconscious decisions, they may overlook the possibility of reading. We tested the impact of nudging on reading frequency, reading attitude, and reading skills. Two studies targeting Grades 4 to 6 ( N = 105) and Grades 7 and 8 ( N = 146) compared: (1) a nudging condition—participants twice a week receiving reminders to read, (2) an information condition—participants once receiving information about the importance of reading, and (3) a control condition—participants receiving neither information nor reminders. In primary education, nudges positively affected parents’ knowledge of children’s books and students’ reading attitudes. In secondary education, nudges positively impacted students’ book knowledge. All effects only occurred for those students and parents most prone to reading. For the majority of the students, nudges did not improve reading outcomes. Therefore, we speculate about more effective ways of nudging reading.

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Section: Discussion About the Two Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

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Nudging to Stimulate Reading in Primary and Secondary Education

et al. 2023

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“…Residents' pro-environmental behavior (PEB) is the dependent variable of this paper, and its meaning refers to any behavior conducive to environmental protection [69]. CGSS2013 asked respondents whether they had engaged in any of the following activities or behaviors in the past year, specifically including 10 questions about residents' PEB.…”

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Does Internet Access Contribute to Residents’ Pro-Environmental Behavior? Evidence from China

Yang¹,

Sun²,

Wang³

et al. 2022

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Residents' pro-environmental behavior (PEB) is vital for solving environmental pollution. This paper uses a micro sample of 10993 respondents from the Chinese General Social Survey. Propensity score matching was used to assess the effect of Internet access on residents' PEB, and the study finds a significant positive impact on private-sphere PEB and public-sphere PEB. This fundamental conclusion still holds after utilizing the instrumental variable method, changing the dependent variable, core explanatory variable, and the econometric model. Heterogeneous analysis finds that Internet access has a more significant positive impact on private-sphere PEB for elderly, women, low educated and rural residents. Internet access has a more significant positive impact on public-sphere PEB for the middle-aged, women, higher educated, and urban residents. The mediating test suggests that Internet access promotes residents' PEB and raises the overall level of residents' environmental awareness through the mediating factor of residents' PEB. This paper provides the theoretical and empirical basis that Internet technology can promote PEB at the microlevel, which emphasizes the positive impact of information and communications technology on eco-environmental improvement.

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“…The Tape (and the shelf space it created) was expected to function as a visual prompt to remind householders (when they opened the refrigerator or looked in the pantry) of food items or leftover meals that needed to be eaten before they spoiled or before new ones were purchased. Visual prompts are behaviourally orientated nudges that make desired behaviours salient in the minds of individuals [17,18]. It is well established (see, for example, [19,20]) that there are a number of cognitive constraints that prevent individuals from paying active attention to every behaviour (and its implications) that they engage with throughout any given period.…”

Section: Intervention Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is well established (see, for example, [19,20]) that there are a number of cognitive constraints that prevent individuals from paying active attention to every behaviour (and its implications) that they engage with throughout any given period. This limited attention has been suggested as one of the reasons for the gap between an individual's behavioural intentions (such as using up food items in a meal) and their final actions; commonly known as the intention-action gap [17,21]. Visual prompts such as the Tape and the messages contained on it (e.g., "Eat me", "Cook me up", etc) can help to close this gap by 'nudging' the individual to first recall their intention to use up particular food items before they spoil and to then action this intention by making a meal from these items.…”

Section: Intervention Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nudging Householders to Reduce Avoidable Food Waste: The OzHarvest Use It Up Tape

Boulet,

Lauren

2024

Sustainability

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Targeting households with food waste reduction interventions represents a critical opportunity to meet global targets to halve food loss and waste. While the evidence base on the effectiveness of food waste interventions is growing generally, less is known about the outcomes of household-focused interventions. This mixed methods study explores how households experienced a behaviourally orientated nudge (the OzHarvest Use it Up TapeTM) and examines its impact on food waste and behaviour change. The “Tape” served multiple functions for households—including as a visual prompt, a labelling device, a planning tool, and a communication tool—and was more effective for large families and for individuals who were disorganised when shopping and cooking. Significant reductions were also identified in participants’ fresh vegetable and fruit waste and in the total food amounts they wasted. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of behaviourally orientated nudges, like the Tape, in reducing food waste.

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Choose to reuse! The effect of action-close reminders on pro-environmental behavior

Cited by 9 publications

References 53 publications

Nudging to Stimulate Reading in Primary and Secondary Education

Nudging to Stimulate Reading in Primary and Secondary Education

Does Internet Access Contribute to Residents’ Pro-Environmental Behavior? Evidence from China

Nudging Householders to Reduce Avoidable Food Waste: The OzHarvest Use It Up Tape

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