Environmental behavior in a private-sphere context: Integrating theories of planned behavior and value belief norm, self-identity and habit

By Anastasia Gkargkavouzi, George Emm. Halkos, S. Matsiori. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2019

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Abstract This study explores the determinants of environmental behavior in a private-sphere context and proposes an integrative model that includes the constructs from two theoretical frameworks, the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the value belief norm theory (VBN), along with two additional variables, habits and self-identity. A questionnaire survey method was used to collect the survey data and statistical analysis relied on application of structural equation modeling (SEM). The results show that intention is the best predictor of environmental behavior followed by habits and subjective norm is the main attendant of intention. Awareness of consequences has a positive impact on personal and subjective norms, attitudes and perceived behavioral control, while these constructs have in turn a significant influence on behavioral intention. Self-identity moderates the relationships between biospheric values and personal norm, attitudes, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control. The proposed model exhibit superior predictive ability compared to the original TPB and VBN models verifying its utility and effectiveness in explaining environmental behavior. The results of this work can be used by governments and policymakers to design and implement conservation programs to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. Recommendations for future research are discussed in the last section of this paper.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Marketing

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Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Examine Pro-Environmental Behavior: The Moderating Effect of COVID-19 Beliefs (2020, background): “, private sphere behaviors, on the one hand, and civic actions or environmental activism, on the other hand [20,21].”
Merging Theory of Planned Behavior and Value Identity Personal norm model to explain pro-environmental behaviors (2020, methodology): “uring EFA, principal component analysis with varimax rotation as carried out to extract salient factors. The results of EFA reealed that total variance explained was 73.58%, the eigenvalues ere above 1.0 and all items had a factor loading score higher than .5. Factor loadings of items in the propose”
Pro-environmental behaviors through the lens of the theory of planned behavior: A scoping review (2020, background): “Several other factors influence pro-environmental behaviors but do not constitute an integral part of the TPB, including required effort, self-identity, connectedness to nature, and moral obligation (Gifford, 2011; Gkargkavouzi et al., 2019).”