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To waste or not to waste? Empirical study of waste minimization behavior
Waste Management ( IF 7.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-10 , DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.06.032
Myriam Ertz 1 , Roxane Favier 2 , Élisabeth Robinot 3 , Shouheng Sun 1
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This study explores the key variables that influence overall waste minimization behaviors of consumers by augmenting the theory of planned behavior (TPB) with additional variables, including environmental concern, perceived consumer effectiveness, and perceived lack of facilities. Further, subjective norm is replaced by injunctive norm and descriptive norm. A questionnaire was administered to 455 consumers from North America, a region that faces acute waste production challenges. The findings suggest that perceived consumer effectiveness (PCE) constitutes the most influential variable to predict zero waste behavior (ZWB) intentions (β = 0.380 p < 0.001), even surpassing perceived behavioral control (PBC) (β = 0.232 p < 0.001), PBC also directly influences ZWB (β = 0.321 p < 0.001), and injunctive norms (β = 0.171 p < 0.05) exert a slightly greater influence than attitudes (β = 0.122 p < 0.001). Importantly, environmental concern is a meaningful antecedent to all belief variables (i.e., control belief [β = 0.689 p < 0.001], normative belief [β = 0.378 p < 0.001], and behavioral belief [β = 0.367p < 0.001]) while exerting an indirect effect on ZWB (β = 0.474 [0.299, 0.523]), especially via attitudes and PBC. Albeit perceived lack of facilities negatively impacts intentions (β = −0.073 p < 0.05), it positively relates ZWB (β = 0.189 p < 0.001) or worsens the effect of intentions on ZWB (β = −0.033 [−0.102, 0.036]). The results deliver crucial insights to devise impactful strategies and formulate sound policies to nudge consumers’ ZWB.



中文翻译:

浪费还是不浪费?废物最小化行为的实证研究

本研究通过增加计划行为理论 (TPB) 和其他变量(包括环境问题、感知的消费者有效性和感知的设施缺乏)来探索影响消费者整体废物最小化行为的关键变量。此外,主观规范被命令性规范和描述性规范所取代。对来自北美的 455 名消费者进行了问卷调查,该地区面临着严重的废物生产挑战。研究结果表明,感知消费者有效性(PCE)构成了预测零浪费行为(ZWB)意图的最有影响力的变量(β = 0.380 p < 0.001),甚至超过了感知行为控制(PBC)(β = 0.232 p < 0.001), PBC 还直接影响 ZWB(β = 0.321 p < 0.001)和禁令规范(β = 0.171 p < 0. 05) 施加比态度稍大的影响 (β = 0.122 p < 0.001)。重要的是,环境关注是所有信念变量(即控制信念 [β = 0.689 p < 0.001]、规范信念 [β = 0.378 p < 0.001] 和行为信念 [β = 0.367p < 0.001])的有意义的前因对 ZWB 施加间接影响(β = 0.474 [0.299, 0.523]),尤其是通过态度和 PBC。尽管感知到的设施缺乏会对意图产生负面影响(β = -0.073 p < 0.05),但它与 ZWB 正相关(β = 0.189 p < 0.001)或恶化意图对 ZWB 的影响(β = -0.033 [-0.102, 0.036]) . 结果提供了重要的见解,以制定有影响力的战略并制定合理的政策来推动消费者的 ZWB。环境关注是所有信念变量(即控制信念 [β = 0.689 p < 0.001]、规范信念 [β = 0.378 p < 0.001] 和行为信念 [β = 0.367p < 0.001])的有意义的前因对 ZWB 的间接影响(β = 0.474 [0.299, 0.523]),尤其是通过态度和 PBC。尽管感知到的设施缺乏会对意图产生负面影响(β = -0.073 p < 0.05),但它与 ZWB 正相关(β = 0.189 p < 0.001)或恶化意图对 ZWB 的影响(β = -0.033 [-0.102, 0.036]) . 结果提供了重要的见解,以制定有影响力的战略并制定合理的政策来推动消费者的 ZWB。环境关注是所有信念变量(即控制信念 [β = 0.689 p < 0.001]、规范信念 [β = 0.378 p < 0.001] 和行为信念 [β = 0.367p < 0.001])的有意义的前因对 ZWB 的间接影响(β = 0.474 [0.299, 0.523]),尤其是通过态度和 PBC。尽管感知到的设施缺乏会对意图产生负面影响(β = -0.073 p < 0.05),但它与 ZWB 正相关(β = 0.189 p < 0.001)或恶化意图对 ZWB 的影响(β = -0.033 [-0.102, 0.036]) . 结果提供了重要的见解,以制定有影响力的战略并制定合理的政策来推动消费者的 ZWB。001]) 同时对 ZWB 施加间接影响 (β = 0.474 [0.299, 0.523]),尤其是通过态度和 PBC。尽管感知到的设施缺乏会对意图产生负面影响(β = -0.073 p < 0.05),但它与 ZWB 正相关(β = 0.189 p < 0.001)或恶化意图对 ZWB 的影响(β = -0.033 [-0.102, 0.036]) . 结果提供了重要的见解,以制定有影响力的战略并制定合理的政策来推动消费者的 ZWB。001]) 同时对 ZWB 施加间接影响 (β = 0.474 [0.299, 0.523]),尤其是通过态度和 PBC。尽管感知到的设施缺乏会对意图产生负面影响(β = -0.073 p < 0.05),但它与 ZWB 正相关(β = 0.189 p < 0.001)或恶化意图对 ZWB 的影响(β = -0.033 [-0.102, 0.036]) . 结果提供了重要的见解,以制定有影响力的战略并制定合理的政策来推动消费者的 ZWB。

更新日期:2021-07-12
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