Effects of monetary and nonmonetary incentives in Individual Low-carbon Behavior Rewarding System on recycling behaviors: The role of perceived environmental responsibility

A comparative study of factors influencing residents' waste sorting behavior in urban and rural areas of China

“…Currently, in many communities that set up recycling sites in Jinan, residents can instantly receive incentives feedback, such as cash prizes, gift redemption, etc., and the government will also select the garbage classification model communities and towns, to enhance the residents' sense of honor. We generally believe that incentives can reduce waste separation's time and economic costs to influence their behavior [ 35 ]. Most residents in urban areas have already enjoyed the economic benefits brought by sorting waste and believe that they can obtain specific economic and material incentives while protecting the environment.…”

“…The second part is to design questions for the 10 variables involved in the theoretical model of this paper. The scale design refers to the existing mature scales and is measured by a five-point Likert scale [ 2 , [9] , [10] , [11] , 13 , 17 , 22 , 26 , 27 , 31 , 32 , 35 ].To assess the residents’ WSB, we may inquire about how frequently they sort their waste. 1 = “never”, 2 = “rarely”, 3 = “occasionally”, 4 = “often”, and 5 = “always”.…”

“… EI EI1 Participation in waste separation will be rewarded with certain material incentives, such as cash or gifts. [ 22 , 35 ] EI2 Participation in waste separation will be rewarded with some moral incentives, such as honor or recognition. PR PR1 Frequency of publicity and education on waste separation.…”

Motivation and guidance of college students’ low-carbon behavior: evidence from Chinese colleges and universities

“…These costs encompass not only monetary expenses but also non-monetary costs such as time, effort, convenience loss, and comfort loss. If individuals perceive that adopting low-carbon behavior will incur additional costs, they may be inclined to avoid or reduce such behavior (Ji et al, 2023). Thus, perceived cost may attenuate the positive impact of low-carbon attitudes, subjective norms, and low-carbon values on college students' intention to engage in low-carbon behavior, thereby negatively moderating the H6: Perceived cost has a significant negative moderating effect on college students' low-carbon behavior intention to transform into low-carbon behavior.…”

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“…These costs encompass not only monetary expenses but also non-monetary costs such as time, effort, convenience loss, and comfort loss. If individuals perceive that adopting low-carbon behavior will incur additional costs, they may be inclined to avoid or reduce such behavior (Ji et al, 2023). Thus, perceived cost may attenuate the positive impact of low-carbon attitudes, subjective norms, and low-carbon values on college students' intention to engage in low-carbon behavior, thereby negatively moderating the H6: Perceived cost has a significant negative moderating effect on college students' low-carbon behavior intention to transform into low-carbon behavior.…”