The intergenerational transmission of nature relatedness predicts green purchase intention among Filipino adolescents: Cross-age invariance and the role of social responsibility

An extension of the theory of planned behaviour in predicting intention to reduce plastic use in the Philippines: Cross‐sectional and experimental evidence

“…However, the findings of Study 1 did not include significant main and interaction effects between descriptive norms and gender on plastic use reduction intention. Given the importance placed on norms in an interdependent culture like the Philippines (Aruta et al., 2019, 2021a, 2021b), and the evidence on the gender difference in plastic use (Ahmad et al., 2021; Sakellari & Skanavis, 2013; Vicente‐Molina et al., 2018), it was thought worthwhile to explore this matter further by re‐examining H4, H5, and H6 in an experimental setting in Study 2.…”

“…The Philippines, together with four other nations (China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand), contribute to over 50% of the plastic waste that ends up in the oceans (Aruta, 2021a; Jambeck et al., 2015). There are societal purchasing systems and practices that cause the enormous plastic waste produced in the Philippines (Aruta, 2021b; United Nations, 2018). For instance, as a developing nation, sachet marketing (locally known as tingi ) is a common practice where people can purchase products in small packages made available at cheap prices (Sy‐Changco et al., 2011).…”

Differential impact of prescriptive norms in the intergenerational transmission of environmental concern in a non‐Western context: Evidence from the Philippines

“…Past studies have explained that parents can remain the primary role models for many adolescents despite their widening social circles (Collado et al., 2019; Meeusen, 2014). This finding is particularly true in interdependent countries like the Philippines, as parents are perennially influential in the decision‐making and actions of Filipinos even in their adolescence and adulthood (Alampay & Jocson, 2011; Aruta, 2021b). This study found that parents’ environmental concern positively and significantly influenced adolescents’ environmental concern across the different levels of interdependent self‐construal.…”

“…Another gap in the literature is that past evidence has focused on younger children as the receiving end of the IGT process (e.g., Ando et al., 2015). The current study centers on adolescents, as they are in a developmental phase where they begin to integrate themselves into a wider social environment and thus have more people serving as socialisation agents (Aruta, 2021b; Collado et al., 2017; Meeusen, 2014; Žukauskienė et al., 2020). Acknowledging the wider range of socialisation agents among adolescents, this study not only focuses on the parental influence but also the normative influences on their environmental concern.…”

“…Next, I argue that interdependent self‐construal can serve as a promoting factor in the IGT of environmental concern and in strengthening the influence of prescriptive norms in the intergenerational learning process. Similar to other nations with interdependent cultures, families in the Philippines place a high premium on close family ties and parental authority and adherence, making younger Filipinos highly receptive to parental influences (Alampay, 2014; Aruta, 2021b; David, 1994). Given that interdependent self‐construal can motivate people to prioritise family and parental values, social prescriptions, and relational harmony (Heine, 2003; Markus & Kitayama, 1991), I propose that Filipino adolescents with higher levels of interdependent self‐construal will be more receptive to their parents’ environmental concern—and hence will report levels of concern for the environment more aligned with that of their parents.…”