Boomers’ Intention to Choose Healthy Housing Materials: An Application of the Health Belief Model
| Autor: | Hyun Joo Kwon, Mira Ahn |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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lcsh:GE1-350
knowledge 030505 public health Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Applied psychology lcsh:TJ807-830 lcsh:Renewable energy sources Management Monitoring Policy and Law Research model 03 medical and health sciences healthy housing materials lcsh:TD194-195 0502 economics and business behavioral intention Health belief model 050211 marketing 0305 other medical science Psychology Path analysis (statistics) lcsh:Environmental sciences Health Belief Model boomers |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 18, p 4869 (2019) Sustainability Volume 11 Issue 18 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | This study aims to understand the decision-making process of healthy housing material selection of boomers who were born between 1946 and 1964 in the United States within the Health Belief Model (HBM) framework incorporating personal factors. The main constructs were three HBM components (perceived benefits, threats, and barriers), personal domains (knowledge, health concerns, and sensitivity to housing materials), and behavioral intention to choose healthy housing materials. With a nationwide random sample of boomers living in their homes (N = 306), path analysis was used to test the proposed research model. The findings indicate that behavioral intention to choose healthy housing materials is influenced by perceived benefits and threats. Of the personal factors, the knowledge component is directly and indirectly significantly associated with the behavioral intention. Insignificant association of perceived barriers and other personal components (health concerns and sensitivity) to the intention and the HBM components yield meaningful implications and discussions. The contribution of the HBM application to this study is to provide a foundation for understanding healthy housing material choosing behaviors for the general prevention of potential health issue purposes rather than actual maintenance. This paper discusses the significance of breadth and reliability of knowledge and the role of the relevant professionals to provide and communicate this knowledge. |
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