Influences on Attitude-Behavior Relationships: A Natural Experiment with Curbside Recycling

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Guagnano, G. A., Stern, P. C., & Dietz, T. (1995). Influences on attitude-behavior relationships: A natural experiment with curbside recycling. Environment and Behavior, 27, 5, 699-718.
To test a model in which attitudinal factors & external conditions act in combination to influence behavior, evidence was gathered in in a natural experiment in recycling in which…

Attitudes and Recycling: Does the Measurement of Affect Enhance Behavioral Prediction?

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Smith, S. M., Haugtvedt, C. P., & Petty, R. E. (1994). Attitudes and recycling: Does the measurement of affect enhance behavioral prediction?. Psychology and Marketing, 11, 4, 359-374.
Recent attempts to improve the influence of social marketing have often focused on behavioral strategies, largely neglecting the concept of attitude. This is understandable given…

Environmentalism and Consumers' Clothing Disposal Patterns: An Exploratory Study

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Shim, S. (1995). Environmentalism and consumers' clothing disposal patterns: An exploratory study. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 13, 1, 38-48.
Examined the influence of environmental attitude and waste recycling behavior on clothing disposal patterns and the influence of gender, age, and ethnicity on clothing disposal pa…

Predicting Recycling Behavior from Global and Specific Environmental Attitudes and Changes in Recycling Opportunities

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Vining, J., & Ebreo, A. (1992). Predicting recycling behavior from global and specific environmental attitudes and changes in recycling opportunities. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 22, 20, 1580-1607.
Surveys of 1,028 households in a medium-sized city were conducted annually for 3 yrs to investigate changes in general environmental concern (as measured by R. E. Dunlap and K. D.…

Intrinsic Satisfaction Derived from Office Recycling Behavior: A Case Study in Taiwan

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Lee, Y.-J., de Young, R. (1994). Intrinsic satisfaction derived from office recycling behavior: A case study in Taiwan. Social Indicators Research, 31, 1, 63-76.
Examined the dimensionality of intrinsic satisfaction (INS) and, using a path analysis technique, explored the causal relationships between INS and office recycling behavior (ORB)…

A Multilevel Analysis of the Determinants of Recycling Behavior in European Countries

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Guerin, Daniel ; Crete, Jean; Mercier, Jean (2001). A multilevel analysis of the determinants of recycling behavior in European countries.. Social Science Research, 30, 2, 195-218.
Discussed a multilevel modeling approach for conservation behavior. The main objective of the study was to permit a better understanding of recycling as a function of both individ…

GVRD Waste Reduction Reuse & Recycling Attitudes Residential Telephone Survey

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Angus Reid Group, Inc. (1996). GVRD waste reduction reuse & recycling attitudes residential telephone survey.

Implementing Garbage User Fees in Ontario

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RCO Workshop Proceedings (1996). Implementing garbage user fees in Ontario. Toronto, ON: Recycling Council of Ontario.

Blue Box 2000: Breaking 50

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(1995). Blue Box 2000: Breaking 50. Trenton, ON: Centre & South Hastings Recycling Board.

Reexamining the Theory of Planned Behavior in Understanding Wastepaper Recycling

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Cheung, S. F., Chan, D. K. S. & Wong, Zoe S. Y. (1999). Reexamining the theory of planned behavior in understanding wastepaper recycling. Environment and Behavior, 31, 5, 587-612.
Investigated (a) the applicability of I. Ajzen's (1988, 1991) theory of planned behavior (TOPB) in predicting wastepaper recycling intention and self-reported behavior, (b) the ro…
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