Merging elaboration and the theory of planned behavior to understand bear spray behavior of day hikers in Yellowstone National Park

Miller, Zachary D.; Freimund, Wayne; Metcalf, Elizabeth Covelli; Nickerson, Norma P.; Powell, Robert B.

doi:10.1007/s00267-019-01139-w

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“…Instead, we measured intentions to perform three pro-environmental behaviors that benefited wildlife. Previous studies adding variables to TPB showed that when these do not directly affect behavioral intentions, they can affect them indirectly through effects on attitudes, subjective norms, or perceived behavioral control (Z. D. Miller et al, 2019;Kim & Han, 2010;Quintal et al, 2010). Therefore, we tested both the direct and the indirect effects of centrality to life and perceived effects of musk ox safari participation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) has been used for more than two decades to understand a variety of wildlife-related behaviors (Miller, 2017). Successful applications include hunting participation (Hrubes et al, 2001), donations to conservation causes (Powell & Ham, 2008), bear spray behavior among hikers (Z. D. Miller et al, 2019), and picking up litter in a national park (Brown et al, 2010). Involvement is another useful concept when studying behavioral outcomes, as highly involved participants can hold more intense attitudes and emotions, that may in turn influence future behavior (Burke & Stets, 1999;Havitz & Dimanche, 1999).…”

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Centrality to life and the theory of planned behavior: the case of musk ox safaris in Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway

Dybsand

Stensland

2021

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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Understanding relationships between centrality to life and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) may provide further insight on wildliferelated behaviors, as the literature suggests both have effects on behavioral intentions. Using a survey (n = 219) of participants at musk ox safaris in Dovrefjell Norway, we investigated relationships between centrality to life and TPB, as well as musk ox safari participation's perceived effects on intentions to perform three proenvironmental behaviors. Relationships were analyzed using three partial least squares structural equation models (PLS-SEM) that had R 2 values of .46, .49, and .47, indicating satisfactory predictive validity. Centrality to life was related to two of TPB's dimensions: attitudes and subjective norms. Furthermore, centrality was associated with intentions to perform all three pro-environmental behaviors. We concluded that short-duration wildlife watching activities based on a single species can be positively related to participants' intentions, and centrality can add further insight to the TPB.

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Section: Conceptual Modelmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Centrality to life and the theory of planned behavior: the case of musk ox safaris in Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway

Dybsand

Stensland

2021

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

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“…The ELM also suggests that personal relevance enhances the effect of persuasive communications [22][23][24]. Remarkably, Miller et al demonstrate relationships between personal interest, awareness, and cognitive engagement with elaboration as well as the contribution of elaboration to consumers' attitudes [50]. These results imply that the higher the consumers' involvement, the more elaboration, contributing to attitude formation.…”

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Launch of Sustainable Plastic Apparel: Effects of Brand Luxury and Experience on Consumer Behaviour

Kumagai

Nagasawa

2020

Sustainability

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Since plastic waste is a serious social issue, fashion companies are attempting to develop sustainable apparel made from post-consumer plastic bottles. This social issue is relevant to every company regardless of the level of brand luxury. However, previous literature has not examined the effect of this sustainable product type on consumer behaviour, whereas comprehensive sustainable development is widely discussed in luxury branding research. Consequently, this study investigates how the launch of sustainable plastic apparel affects consumer brand attitude and purchase intention. According to the 440 samples collected via an online survey in Japan, moderated mediation analyses reveal that the launch of sustainable plastic apparel positively affects brand attitude contributing to purchase intention indirectly, while it also contributes to purchase intention directly. In addition, brand luxury and brand experience are found to weaken the effect of this sustainable product launch, whereas the influence of sustainable product experience is insignificant. To launch this type of sustainable apparel effectively, luxury companies are advised to redesign their current marketing to promote sustainable products more effectively and adjust their branding tactics to align with sustainability. Otherwise, their brand luxury may lead to a disadvantage, since plastic recycling is increasingly becoming a social requirement.

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“…These include placing 24-hr solar-powered radios in winter homes to create the illusion that the house is inhabited, leaving doors and windows open, carrying all food F I G U R E 5 The land use type of house break-in risk areas with them when moving to summer pastures, asking relatives to keep watch of their houses, and putting iron nail plates around houses Han et al, 2018). We suggest some additional methods to be adopted by the local government and neighboring wildlife agencies to prevent bear damage, such as electric fences (Ambarli & Bilgin, 2008;Huygens & Hayashi, 2000;Proctor et al, 2018;Sapkota, Aryal, Baral, Hayward, & Raubenheimer, 2014), steel bins (Schirokauer & Boyd, 1998), bear spray (Miller, Freimund, Metcalf, Nickerson, & Powell, 2019;Smith, Herrero, Debruyn, & Wilder, 2011), and diversionary feeding (Kubasiewicz, Bunnefeld, Tulloch, Quine, & Park, 2015). These measures should first consider herders who are located in high-risk areas or in proximity to high current risk diffusion paths.…”

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Identifying the risk regions of house break‐ins caused by Tibetan brown bears (Ursus arctos pruinosus) in the Sanjiangyuan region, China

Dai

Hacker

Zhang

et al. 2019

Ecology and Evolution

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Damage to homesteads by brown bears (Ursus arctos) has become commonplace in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Science‐based solutions for preventing damages can contribute to the establishment of mechanisms that promote human–bear coexistence. We examined the spatial distribution patterns of house break‐ins by Tibetan brown bears (U. a. pruinosus) in Zhiduo County of the Sanjiangyuan region in China. Occurrence points of bear damage were collected from field surveys completed from 2017 to 2019. The maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model was then used to assess house break‐in risk. Circuit theory modeling was used to simulate risk diffusion paths based on the risk map generated from our MaxEnt model. The results showed that (a) the total risk area of house break‐ins caused by brown bears was 11,577.91 km2, accounting for 29.85% of Zhiduo County, with most of the risk areas were distributed in Sanjiangyuan National Park, accounting for 58.31% of the total risk area; (b) regions of alpine meadow located in Sanjiangyuan National Park with a high human population density were associated with higher risk; (c) risk diffusion paths extended southeast to northwest, connecting the inside of Sanjiangyuan National Park to its outside border; and (d) eastern Suojia, southern Zhahe, eastern Duocai, and southern Jiajiboluo had more risk diffusion paths than other areas examined, indicating higher risk for brown bear break‐ins in these areas. Risk diffusion paths will need strong conservation management to facilitate migration and gene flow of brown bears and to alleviate bear damage, and implementation of compensation schemes may be necessary in risk areas to offset financial burdens. Our analytical methods can be applied to conflict reduction efforts and wildlife conservation planning across the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau.

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Merging elaboration and the theory of planned behavior to understand bear spray behavior of day hikers in Yellowstone National Park

Cited by 33 publications

References 29 publications

Centrality to life and the theory of planned behavior: the case of musk ox safaris in Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway

Centrality to life and the theory of planned behavior: the case of musk ox safaris in Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway

Launch of Sustainable Plastic Apparel: Effects of Brand Luxury and Experience on Consumer Behaviour

Identifying the risk regions of house break‐ins caused by Tibetan brown bears (Ursus arctos pruinosus) in the Sanjiangyuan region, China

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