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Changing Homeowners' Behaviors Involving Toxic Household Chemicals: A Psychological, Multilevel Approach

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Werner, C., & Adams, D. (2001). Changing homeowners' behaviors involving toxic household chemicals: A psychological, multilevel approach. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy (ASAP), 1(1), 1-32.
We describe an education and behavior change program with a multi-level approach. The program goal is to change how people think about, use, store, and dispose of toxic household …

Promoting Internalized Motivation for Environmentally Responsible Behavior: A Prospective Study of Environmental Goals

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Osbaldiston, R., & Sheldon, K. (2003). Promoting internalized motivation for environmentally responsible behavior: A prospective study of environmental goals. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23(4), 349-357.
We used a prospective design and structural equation modeling procedures to examine the processes by which people internalize the doing of new environmental behaviors. As predicte…

Adolescent Environmental Behaviors: Can Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy Make a Difference?

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Meinhold, J., & Malkus, A. (2005). Adolescent Environmental Behaviors: Can Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy Make a Difference?. Environment and Behavior, 37(4), 511-532.
This article examines the relationships among adolescent environmental behaviors and self-efficacy, knowledge, and attitudes. It was hypothesized that adolescents who demonstrate …

'I'm not in the habit of recycling': The role of habitual behavior in the disposal of household waste.

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Knussen, C., & Yule, F. (2008). 'I'm not in the habit of recycling': The role of habitual behavior in the disposal of household waste. Environment and Behavior, 40(5), 683-702.
The role of habit was investigated using two potential measures of habitual recycling behavior: past recycling behavior and perceived lack of habit as a reason for previous failur…

Ecological behavior and its environmental consequences: A life cycle assessment of a self-report measure

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Kaiser, F., Doka, G., Hofstetter, P., & Ranney, M. (2003). Ecological behavior and its environmental consequences: A life cycle assessment of a self-report measure. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23(1), 11-20.
The environmental impact of individuals, namely, how much they pollute and what resources they consume, is of paramount importance. However, even environmental psychologists rarel…

Effective Strategies for Changing Physicians' Behavior: Insights from Research on Diffusion of Innovations

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Vickrey, B. (2005). Effective strategies for changing physicians' behavior: Insights from research on diffusion of innovations. Clinical Gerontologist: The Journal of Aging and Mental Health, 29(2), 25-34.
The design and testing of new models for improving the quality of dementia care should draw on the broader literature on diffusion of innovations in health care and other settings…

Diffusion of Innovations

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Oldenburg, B., & Glanz, K. (2008). Diffusion of innovations. Health behavior and health education: Theory, research, and practice (4th ed.) (pp. 313-333).
(from the chapter) If outcomes from decades of public health and health behavior intervention research are to be translated into major health improvements, we must understand fact…

Applicability of Diffusion of Innovations Framework to Best Practice Applications of Human Performance Technology

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May, S. (2005). Applicability of Diffusion of Innovations framework to best practice applications of Human Performance Technology. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A, 66, Retrieved from PsycINFO database.
For over half a century, research has been conducted on how innovations spread within social or organizational environments. Diffusion of Innovations (DoI) research contributes to…

Environmental Attitudes and Diffusion of Innovations: The Energy Saving Case

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Martín, R., Corraliza, J., & Berenguer, J. (2003). Environmental attitudes and diffusion of innovations: The energy saving case. People, places, and sustainability (pp. 291-301). Ashland, OH US: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers. Retrieved from PsycINFO database.
(from the chapter) Assesses the influence of different environmental attitudes and habits on behavioral intentions affecting sustainability. The sample was made up of 253 Spanish …

A Review and Critique of Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory as it Applies to Organizations

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Lundblad, J. (2003). A review and critique of Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory as it applies to organizations. Organization Development Journal, 21(4), 50-64.
A topic of interest to many organizational researchers and practitioners is the understanding of how new ideas, processes, and products diffuse and spread within and across organi…
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