Understanding the Mechanisms behind Changing People’s Recycling Behavior at Work by Applying a Comprehensive Action Determination Model

Ofstad, Sunita Prugsamatz; Tobolova, Monika; Nayum, Alim; Klöckner, Christian A.

doi:10.3390/su9020204

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“…We also found that social norms influenced socially responsible buying behaviours both directly and indirectly through personal norms. These findings corroborate prior research in the proenvironmental domain (e.g., Farrow et al, 2017;Ofstad et al, 2017).…”

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“…Previous research has suggested that social norms partly become internalised-that is, translated into personal norms (Schwartz, 1977;Wenzel, 2004). The literature also offers empirical evidence of a positive relationship between the two types of norms in the context of consumers' recycling behaviour (Ofstad, Tobolova, Nayum, & Klöckner, 2017), leading to the following hypothesis:…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the environmental context, Kaiser et al (2005) Although we expected both types of norms (personal and social) to directly influence CnSR, we also hypothesised that social norms influence personal norms. The literature also offers empirical evidence of a positive relationship between the two types of norms in the context of consumers' recycling behaviour (Ofstad, Tobolova, Nayum, & Klöckner, 2017), leading to the following hypothesis: The literature also offers empirical evidence of a positive relationship between the two types of norms in the context of consumers' recycling behaviour (Ofstad, Tobolova, Nayum, & Klöckner, 2017), leading to the following hypothesis:…”

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confidence: 99%

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The importance of corporate social responsibility for responsible consumption: Exploring moral motivations of consumers

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The motivations and actions of socially responsible consumers are important for the success of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The issues of responsible consumption or consumer social responsibility (CnSR) nevertheless continues to receive insufficient research attention. To remedy this shortcoming, we built on the valuebelief-norm theory (VBN) and propose that normative factors induce consumers to enact CnSR in their buying behaviour. Using a survey of 462 consumers, we examined the relationships between values (self-transcendent and self-enhancement), an individual's view on the importance of CSR, awareness of negative societal consequences, ascribed responsibility for prosocial behaviour, personal norms, social norms, and CnSR. The findings indicate that CnSR can indeed be comprehensively explained with the variables included in VBN. Moreover, social norms also tend to significantly shape CnSR. The theoretical and practical implications of our results are discussed.

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“…For behavioral change to be effective, the new behavior has to be repeated in a stable context over time ( Klöckner and Matthies, 2012 ). The comprehensive action determination model (CADM) ( Klöckner and Blöbaum, 2010 ) has been used and applied across behavioral domains to measure habit strength (e.g., Ofstad et al, 2017 ; Joanes et al, 2020 ). Aligning with the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) ( Ajzen, 1991 ), the model postulates that individual environmentally relevant behavior is determined directly by intentions and perceived behavioral control and integrates habit strength as the third predictor of behavior.…”

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COVID-19 Place Confinement, Pro-Social, Pro-environmental Behaviors, and Residents’ Wellbeing: A New Conceptual Framework

2020

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Residents’ wellbeing in the present COVID-19 global health crisis requires a deeper understanding to determine appropriate management strategies to promote sustainable behaviors and contribute to human and planetary health. Residents’ behavior can have a profound influence in contributing to personal and global community’s health by responding effectively to emergency strategies in disease outbreaks such as the Coronavirus. It is evident that an understanding of residents’ behavior(s) pre COVID-19 across fields have relied on over-simplistic models, many of which will need to be revisited. Our interaction with people and nature while respecting social distancing has profound positive impacts on our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. The current health pandemic has called that people be confined in their homes across many nations as a means to control the spread of the virus and save lives. This calls for research exploring the mechanisms; this paper develops and proposes a conceptual framework suggesting that place confinement promotes pro-social and household pro-environmental behaviors which could become habitual and contribute further to our people’s and our planet’s health. The proposed model concerns socio-economically favored social sectors whose survival is not as threatened by the pandemic as the poor sectors where wellbeing (and mental health) are at high risk. Some evidence shows that human connectedness to place may contribute to engagement in desirable behaviors. Interaction with other members of the household can help create meanings leading to collective actions promoting psychological wellbeing. Promoting hygienic behaviors in the household (frequent hand washing) while at the same time being conscious not to keep the water flowing when not required would contribute to a range of benefits (health, financial, biospheric, altruistic) and promote wellbeing. Engaging in pro-social behaviors may result in positive effects on psychological wellbeing, reducing mental distress giving rise to a sense of attachment and belongingness, trust and overall life satisfaction. Engaging people in low-effort pro-environmental behavior to maintain some levels of physical activity and biological harmony with natural environmental settings (e.g., gardening) may help reduce anxiety and distress. This is the first study exploring the interplay of relationships between place confinement, pro-social behavior, household pro-environmental behaviors, place attachment as a multi-dimensional construct and presenting their relationships to residents’ wellbeing. Behavioral change interventions are proposed to promote lifestyle change for people’s wellbeing and broader societal benefits.

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“…For each context, respondents answered five semantic differential scales adapted from Ofstad, Tobolova, Nayum, and Klöckner [61] to measure attitudes toward recycling. Response options ranged from 1 to 7, with a higher score representing a more positive attitude (M = 5.93, SD = 1.38, Cronbach's α = 0.96).…”

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Explicating Perceived Sustainability-Related Climate: A Situational Motivator of Pro-Environmental Behavior

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Rosenthal²

2019

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Individuals take cues from their surroundings when deciding whether to perform pro-environmental behaviors. Previous studies have acknowledged the role of structural, policy, and communication efforts to encourage pro-environmental behavior. Such studies demonstrate the importance of evaluating the external contexts when examining behaviors. Yet, there is a lack of explication of what external context is entailed. Expanding the concept of perceived sustainability-related climate (PSRC) used in organizational communication literature, this study proposes two dimensions that shape PSRC in the workplace—structural cues and social cues. The study then generalizes PSRC such that it is applicable in contexts beyond the workplace and proposes a 10-item scale to measure PSRC. Using confirmatory factor analysis, this study tests the factor structure and concurrent validity of the concept. The study also tests convergent validity of PSRC with social norms, perceived behavioral control, and attitudes.

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Understanding the Mechanisms behind Changing People’s Recycling Behavior at Work by Applying a Comprehensive Action Determination Model

Cited by 89 publications

References 37 publications

The importance of corporate social responsibility for responsible consumption: Exploring moral motivations of consumers

The importance of corporate social responsibility for responsible consumption: Exploring moral motivations of consumers

COVID-19 Place Confinement, Pro-Social, Pro-environmental Behaviors, and Residents’ Wellbeing: A New Conceptual Framework

Explicating Perceived Sustainability-Related Climate: A Situational Motivator of Pro-Environmental Behavior

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