Investigating the Role of Goals and Motivation on Waste Separation Behavior Through the Lens of the Theory of Reasoned Goal Pursuit.

Autor: Concari A; University College Venlo, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. alessandro.concari@maastrichtuniversity.nl., Kok G; Department of Work & Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands., Martens P; University College Venlo, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands., Brink N; Maastricht Sustainability Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental management [Environ Manage] 2023 Nov; Vol. 72 (5), pp. 1019-1031. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 03.
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-023-01820-1
Abstrakt: Nowadays the prediction and change of waste-related behaviors represent a key topic for scholars and policy makers. The theoretical mainstays applied to waste separation behavior, such as the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the Norm Activation Model and the Value Belief Norm, do not include the construct of goal in their formulation. Other goal-focused theories, such as the Goal Systems Theory (GST), lack applications on separation behavior. Recently, Ajzen and Kruglanski (2019) have proposed the Theory of Reasoned Goal Pursuit (TRGP) which combines TPB and GST. Considering TRGP has the potential to offer further insights on human behavior and, to our knowledge, there is no application of TRGP to recycling behavior yet, this paper analyses waste separation behavior of households in Maastricht and Zwolle (The Netherlands) under the lens of TRGP. Although waste separation behavior represents a kind of habitual behavior, this paper highlights the influence of goals and motivation on intention to separate waste. Furthermore, it offers some indications to promote behavior change and some suggestions for future research directions.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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