The effect of intention to act and knowledge of environmental issues on environmental behavior

Abstract

Intention to act and environmental issues knowledge has been assumed as the two variables which affect people’s environmental behavior. This study aimed at determining the correlations between variables (i.e. intention to act, environmental issues knowledge, and environmental behavior) on biology teachers in State High Schools of Pandeglang Regency. This survey research used quantitative approach. The sample was 51 teachers chosen using simple random sampling. Meanwhile, the population was 61 teachers in State High Schools of Pandeglang Regency. The data gained were analyzed using path analysis. The results showed that environmental knowledge gives direct impact on environmental behavior with coefficient value was 0.472. The same phenomena were also occurred in the intention to act towards the teachers’ environmental behavior (0.508). In addition, the intention to act was directly influenced by environmental knowledge (0.364), while the environmental behavior was indirectly affected by environmental knowledge (0.185). Thus, the findings of this study can be basic information to determine the most proper strategy to cultivate a good environmental behavior.

Students’ Intention to Act toward the Environment as a Mediator between Knowledge about Ecosystem and their Pro-Environmental Behavior (PEB)

“…Socially, the intention or desire to act is the influence of the community's view that the individual needs to take action in this case, namely ecological behavior. This is in line with several studies which state a strong relationship between the desire to act and ecological behavior (Bamberg & Möser, 2007;Fibula Purnama et al, 2020;Iman et al, 2019).…”

“…This happens because knowledge is one of the indirect experiences so that it is less able to encourage students' desire to act, especially in ecological behavior. In contrast to the results of previous studies which suggested that knowledge can affect the desire to act (Ajzen et al, 2011;Fielding & Head, 2012;Hasyim, 2013;Iman et al, 2019). The desire to act is the basic reason for a behavior.…”

Environmental integration tool approach: Self-determined commitment and the adoption of pro-environmental behaviors

“…The results indicate that the self-determined commitments undertaken by local economic agents is a factor that promotes the adoption of pro-environmental behavior. This is in line with theories and studies that assume intention as an internal variable that influences people's environmental behavior patterns (Ajzen, 1991(Ajzen, , 2011Prochaska and DiClemente, 1992;Farrow et al, 2017;Iman et al, 2019;Schill et al, 2019). The EIT Producer encourages self-determined commitments by local economic agents, representing a crucial methodological aspect for generating pro-environmental behavior.…”

“…These results are consistent with those of Lee et al (2021) in Pakistan. The results of another study on the ecological behavior of biology professors showed that their knowledge of environmental issues indirectly influences their behavior through the intention to act (Iman et al, 2019). This is measured by the desire to protect the environment.…”

What Factors Influence Consumers to Buy Green Products? An Analysis through the Motivation–Opportunity–Ability Framework and Consumer Awareness

“…The degree to which individuals are knowledgeable and concerned about environmental problems, such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, and resource depletion, can be referred to as awareness of sustainable issues [51]. This awareness includes a comprehension of the potentially detrimental effects of human actions on the environment as well as the significance of sustainable behaviors [52].…”