Intention and behavior: a Bayesian meta-analysis with focus on the Ajzen–Fishbein Model in the field of environmental behavior

Schwenk, Gero; Möser, Guido

doi:10.1007/s11135-007-9162-7

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“…These include the sufficiency of the theories in terms of being able to predict intentions and behaviours based on their initial formulations, (mis)perceptions of rationality and deliberation, inconsistent measurement items and operational definitions, challenges to underlying assumptions of causality, and debates about the theories not being falsifiable (e.g., Conner & Armitage, 1998;Greve, 2001;Hardeman, et al, 2002;Ogden, 2003;Schwenk & Möser, 2009;Smith, 1999;Sniehotta, 2009;Sutton, 2002;Webb & Sheeran, 2006). Some of these criticisms have in turn garnered their own critical commentaries (e.g., Ajzen & Fishbein, 2004;Fishbein & Ajzen, 2010;Trafimow, 2009).…”

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Identifying beliefs underlying visitor behaviour: A comparative elicitation study based on the theory of planned behaviour

Curtis

Ham

Weiler

2010

Annals of Leisure Research

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Applying Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behaviour to inform a persuasive communication intervention involves a number of phases of field research. While the initial belief elicitation phase is theoretically necessary to inform all subsequent phases, it is often undervalued due to its formative nature. To assess the importance of the elicitation phase, research was undertaken at two national parks to identify the beliefs underlying visitor use of alternative transportations systems (ATS) that have been introduced to reduce the pressures created by growing vehicle numbers. Results indicate that although visitors at the two parks share some beliefs, others are site-specific. Persuasive communication aimed at encouraging visitor use of ATS at the two parks would therefore need to potentially target different beliefs. The research demonstrates that the elicitation phase was a critical first step in the context of this study, as beliefs cannot be intuited or assumed to be transferable among different populations and behavioural domains. The paper adds to a growing body of literature informing the use of theory-driven approaches to influence the leisure behaviour of national park visitors.

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Identifying beliefs underlying visitor behaviour: A comparative elicitation study based on the theory of planned behaviour

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Weiler

2010

Annals of Leisure Research

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“…Although a stated intention to do something does not mean that the activity will be carried out, a strong correlation is generally found between intentions and behaviors [47]. More specifically, the effects of (1) human intervention (i.e., natural-looking, with traces of recreation, and with traces of forest management); (2) level of biodiversity (i.e., low versus high) and (3) forest experience (i.e., forestry and social science students) on preference and intention were examined.…”

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Recreation in Different Forest Settings: A Scene Preference Study

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Nordlund

Olsson

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Recreation activity preferences in forest settings were explored in a scene preference study. The importance of type of human intervention and the level of biodiversity for preference and intention to engage in recreation activities were examined in a sample of forestry and social science students in Sweden. Results showed that forestry students displayed an almost equally strong preference for natural-looking scenes as for scenes with traces of recreation (e.g., paths), whereas social science students preferred recreational scenes the most. Least preferred were scenes with traces of forest management. Different forest settings were furthermore preferred for different recreation activities. Recreational settings were favored for walking and going on outings, and natural-looking settings were more appreciated for picking berries or mushrooms. Respondents displayed a stronger intention to study plants and animals in high biodiversity settings and the intention to exercise was stronger in low biodiversity settings. Implications for future land use planning and forest management are discussed.

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“…The F/A model is among several other behavioral intention models used by researchers in many scientific fields such as Health, Communication, Marketing and Psychology in a wide range of different contexts and countries (CHAN and LAU, 1998;DAVIS, 1985;FROEHLE and ROTH, 2004;JO and others, 2003;LI and others, 2009;SCHWENK AND MÖSER, 2009;STRASSER and others, 2009). As a result, different studies have advocated good cross-cultural generalizations (LI and others, 2009;SCHWENK and MÖSER, 2009). Fishbein and Middlestadt (1995) and Fishbein (2000) stated that any given behavior can be predicted by the intention to perform it.…”

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“…The F/A model is based on the assumption that a person behaves, pro-actively depending on his willingness and intention (SCHWENK and MÖSER, 2009), thus, by analogy, the CI behavior in an organization should initially be based on the intention of how the company would like to perform the improvements. This link is perfectly logical, once according to Bessant and others (1994) and Bessant and Francis (1999), the CI should be conceived and planned strategically for the long term in accordance with the aims of the top management.…”

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Theory of reasoned action for continuous improvement capabilities: a behavioral approach

2012

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The importance of interaction between Operations Management (OM) and Human Behavior has been recently re-addressed. This paper introduced the Reasoned Action Theory suggested by Froehle and Roth (2004) to analyze Operational Capabilities exploring the suitability of this model in the context of OM. It also seeks to discuss the behavioral aspects of operational capabilities from the perspective of organizational routines. This theory was operationalized using Fishbein and Ajzen (F/A) behavioral model and a multi-case strategy was employed to analyze the Continuous Improvement (CI) capability. The results posit that the model explains partially the CI behavior in an operational context and some contingency variables might influence the general relations among the variables involved in the F/A model. Thus intention might not be the determinant variable of behavior in this context. Submitted 22.12.2011. Approved 16.08.2012 Evaluated in double blind review Scientific Editor: André Lucirton Costa ABSTRACTResumo A importância da interação entre as áreas de operações e gestão de pessoas tem sido recentemente ressaltada. Este trabalho adotou a teoria da Ação Racional sugerida por Froelhe and Roth (2004) para analisar as competências operacionais, objetivando explorar a adequação deste modelo no contexto de gestão de operações, e o aspecto comportamental das capacidades operacionais sob a perspectiva de rotinas organizacionais. A teoria foi operacionalizada utilizando o modelo comportamental de Fishbein e Ajzen (F/A) e analisada a competência de Melhoria Contínua. Metodologicamente, foi empregada estratégia multicasos com casos representativos. Os resultados indicam que este modelo explica parcialmente o comportamento da Melhoria Contínua e algumas variáveis contingenciais podem influenciar a relação geral entre as variáveis envolvidas no modelo F/A, assim, intenção pode não ser a variável determinante do comportamento nesse contexto. Palavras-chave Comportamento em operações, melhoria contínua, capability operacional, modelo comportamental de Fishbein e Ajzen, rotinas organizacionais. Froelhe and Roth (2004) Resumen La importancia de la interacción entre las áreas de gestión de operaciones y gestión de personas ha sido resaltada recientemente por diversos autore. Este trabajo adoptó la teoría de la Acción Racional sugerida por

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Intention and behavior: a Bayesian meta-analysis with focus on the Ajzen–Fishbein Model in the field of environmental behavior

Abstract: Bayesian hierarchical model, Meta-analysis, Theory of planned behavior, Ajzen–Fishbein,

Cited by 81 publications

References 17 publications

Identifying beliefs underlying visitor behaviour: A comparative elicitation study based on the theory of planned behaviour

Identifying beliefs underlying visitor behaviour: A comparative elicitation study based on the theory of planned behaviour

Recreation in Different Forest Settings: A Scene Preference Study

Theory of reasoned action for continuous improvement capabilities: a behavioral approach

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