ERIC Number: EJ979298
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 8
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An Empirical Test of an Expanded Version of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Predicting Recycling Behavior on Campus
Largo-Wight, Erin; Bian, Hui; Lange, Lori
American Journal of Health Education, v43 n2 p66-73 Mar-Apr 2012
Background: The study and promotion of environmental health behaviors, such as recycling, is an emerging focus in public health. Purpose: This study was designed to examine the determinants of recycling intention on a college campus. Methods: Undergraduate students (N=189) completed a 35-item web-based survey past findings and an expanded version of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Path analytic models were examined with bootstrapping method. Results: The path coefficients revealed that all of the direct paths were statistically significant except the direct path from descriptive norm to behavioral intention. The model explained 49.3% of the variance in recycling intention. The strongest predictors of campus recycling intention were moral obligation and behavioral attitudes. Discussion: The expanded version of the TPB proved to be a sound theoretical framework to study the determinants of recycling on campus. Overall, the model components had a large effect on recycling intention. Translation to Health Education Practice: Using behavior change theory to understand recycling behavior is prerequisite to evidenced-based recycling interventions. These findings should be used to guide campus recycling interventions. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Models, Intention, Recycling, Internet, Surveys, Theories, Educational Environment, Student Behavior, Data Analysis, Predictor Variables
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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