Personal and Media Factors Related to Citizens’ Pro-environmental Behavioral Intention against Haze in China
A Moderating Analysis of TPB
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15499496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xiaodong Yang (0000-0003-0205-7556, Shandong University), Liang Chen (0000-0003-1553-2846, Sun Yat-sen University, corresponding author), Lai Wei (0000-0001-5451-5059, Shandong University), Qi Su (0000-0002-6490-686X, Shandong University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2314-2314 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17072314 |
| PMID | 32235472 |
| OpenAlex | W3013502760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 58 |
This study extends the theory of planned behavior by taking communication factors into account to examine the determinants of pro-environmental behavioral intention in haze mitigation. Unlike other theory of planned behavior (TPB) extension studies, we shift the focus of inquiry from examining the mediating role of TPB variables to investigating the moderating role in promoting pro-environmental behavior. Using an online survey in China, the results indicated that attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and attention to haze-related efficacy messages were positively associated with pro-environmental behavioral intention. Notably, attention to haze-related threat messages had no significant relationship with behavioral intention. Moreover, moderation analyses revealed that the interaction effects between attention to efficacy messages and attention to threat messages on behavioral intention vary among people with different attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Theoretically, this study contributes to the literature of the TPB by analyzing its moderating role in promoting behavior change. Findings from this study suggest the importance of disseminating distinctive media messages to audiences with different personality traits, which is beneficial for practitioners to tailor specific messages in environmental campaigns
China · Control (management · Moderation · Personality · Regulatory focus theory · Theory of planned behavior · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 3,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |