Knowledge and the Prediction of Behavior: The Role of Information Accuracy in the Theory of Planned Behavior

By I. Ajzen, Nicholas Joyce, Sana Sheikh, N. Cote. 2011

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science

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Sustainability behaviors among college students: an application of the VBN theory (2018, background): “…Arvai, and Thorp 2011). yet, the impact of knowledge, and educational campaigns specifically across all behavioral items varies, for example education can alter attitudes but does not always change behaviors (see e.g. Ajzen et al. 2011; Finger 1994; Heeren et al. 2016; Nolet 2009; Stern 2000).”
The role of organic and fair trade labels when choosing chocolate (2015, result): “This is again in line with previous literature (Ajzen et al., 2011) that reports ambiguous effects concerning the impact of information provision on consumer attitudes and behavior.”
An investigation into domestic energy consumption behaviour and public awareness of renewable energy in Qatar (2018, result): “Such mixed results are consistent with findings in a study conducted by Ajzen, Joyce, Sheikh and Cote, which found that knowledge of the environment had no influence on the behaviour of consumers in regards to conserving energy [37].”
Farmer’s intended and actual adoption of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies (2016, background): “This is not necessarily surprising, as it has been well documented that understanding drivers of actual behavior change is complicated and likely includes a variety of factors that are unanticipated (Ajzen et al. 2011), but nevertheless highlights the continued challenge in explaining and assessing ”
A push to cycling—exploring the e-bike's role in overcoming barriers to bicycle use with a survey and an intervention study (2017, result): “In the domain of environmental studies, results are also mixed (Ajzen et al. 2011), but some studies indicate a positive effect (Flamm, 2009).”
Theory of planned behaviour: predicting tourists’ pro-environmental intentions after a humpback whale encounter (2019, methodology): “A modified version of the original TPB scale (Ajzen et al., 2011) was used.”
Theorizing News Literacy Behaviors (2020, background): “Confirming that NL improves the prediction of intentions or behaviors is an essential step of theory amendment (Ajzen, 2011), and is especially important in light of existing research that found no meaningful contribution of knowledge across four behaviors (Ajzen et al., 2011).”
Exploring the Factors Affecting Mode Choice Intention of Autonomous Vehicle Based on an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior—A Case Study in China (2019, result): “05), which is consistent with previous research [76].”