Structural and Ideological Determinants of Household Waste Recycling: Results from an Empirical Study in Cologne, Germany

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henning Best
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Clear Effect ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

This article aims to empirically test the so called low-cost hypothesis. The hypothesis posits that cost moderates the strength of the relationship between environmental concern and behavior. The effects of the behavioral cost and environmental concern on household waste recycling were evaluated, using empirical data collected from 2,695 respondents in Cologne, Germany. Empirically, a clear effect of both behavioral cost and environmental concern can be identified. Recycling rates are higher when a curbside scheme is implemented or the distance to collection containers is low. In addition, the probability of recycling participation rises when the actor has a pronounced environmental concern. This effect of environmental attitudes does not vary with behavioral cost and opportunities. Therefore, the low-cost hypothesis is not supported by the study.

Creating a Fan Community for Sport Teams Through Social Media

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Rosalyn J. Rufer ◽  
Lisa S. Rufer
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
Fan Behavior ◽  
Fan Communities ◽  
Sport Teams ◽  
Sports Team ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

With so many people using social media, it is no surprise that sports team at all levels are looking to use social media to increase interactions with the spectators. Consumers appear to choose to use social media to connect with the team, other fans, and feel a sense of belonging to a community. There are many articles that discuss the relationship between social media and sport; however, many of them are not supported with empirical data, nor do they address the gap between fan communities and behavior. This study uses empirical data to try to prove that there is a relationship between social media and creating a brand community for teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It adds to the literature by providing empirical evidence between fan communities and fan behavior.

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF CHINESE-AUSTRALIAN AND ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Leung ◽  
Jenni Rice
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Length Of Residence ◽  
Environmental Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
New Environmental Paradigm

This study examined the environmental behavior and attitudes of Chinese-Australians, in comparison with Anglo-Australians, using a survey methodology. Two hundred and three Anglo-Australians and 98 Chinese-Australians participated. The results indicated that Chinese-Australians and Anglo-Australians differed in their environmental concern and their endorsement of New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) values. The results also suggested that, overall, environmental behavior was related to environmental concern, which was in turn related to NEP values. Among the Chinese-Australians, length of residence in Australia was positively related to environmental behavior but negatively related to environmental concern. Chinese-Australians who identified themselves as Asians or Chinese were less likely to engage in environmental behavior, compared with those who did not identify themselves with any ethnic group. Results are interpreted from within an acculturation framework.

Creating a Fan Community for Sport Teams Through Social Media

2021 ◽  
pp. 338-351
Author(s):  
Rosalyn J. Rufer ◽  
Lisa S. Rufer
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
Fan Behavior ◽  
Fan Communities ◽  
Sport Teams ◽  
Sports Team ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

With so many people using social media, it is no surprise that sports team at all levels are looking to use social media to increase interactions with the spectators. Consumers appear to choose to use social media to connect with the team, other fans, and feel a sense of belonging to a community. There are many articles that discuss the relationship between social media and sport; however, many of them are not supported with empirical data, nor do they address the gap between fan communities and behavior. This study uses empirical data to try to prove that there is a relationship between social media and creating a brand community for teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It adds to the literature by providing empirical evidence between fan communities and fan behavior.

Environmental Attitude as a Mediator of the Relationship between Psychological Restoration in Nature and Self-Reported Ecological Behavior

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 847-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Byrka ◽  
Terry Hartig ◽  
Florian G. Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Ecological Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Environmental attitude and ecological behavior were investigated in relation to the use of nature for psychological restoration. Specifically, with survey data from 468 German university students, the role of environmental attitude was investigated as a mediator of the restoration-behavior relationship. Assuming that positive experiences in nature can have a broad influence on environmental attitudes, the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale, an attitudinal measure with broad scope, was adopted. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated partial mediation by environmental concern. The study helps to consolidate the restoration theme in the growing literature on positive motivations for ecological behavior.

The relationship between attitude and behavior: an empirical study in China

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianyao Li ◽  
Dick Mizerski ◽  
Alvin Lee ◽  
Fang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The Spillover Influence of Household Waste Sorting on Green Consumption Behavior by Mediation of Environmental Concern: Evidence from Rural China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 9110
Author(s):  
Huiling Wang ◽  
Ying Ma ◽  
Shaoxiong Yang ◽  
Mansoor Ahmed Koondhar ◽  
Rong Kong
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Western China ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Green Consumption ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

The spillover effect of environmental behavior has been of wide concern in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of household waste sorting on green consumption (behavioral spillover) and the possible psychological mechanisms involved in such spillover of environmental concern. Though it is important, insufficient attention has been paid to exploring the relationship, and the process of its formation, between waste sorting and green consumption. To narrow this gap, survey data collected in 2018 from 688 rural households from Shaanxi Province in western China were used. The propensity score matching method was employed to measure the effect of waste sorting on rural households’ green consumption. The mediating model was employed to investigate the path of influence in the relationship between waste sorting and green consumption. The results showed that waste sorting behavior positively spilled over into green consumption, with a net effect of 0.205. Environmental concern has a mediating effect on the relationship between waste sorting and green consumption behavior, with a mediating effect of 0.3177. In summary, household waste sorting behavior has a spillover effect on green consumption behavior as a result of the mediation effect of environmental concern. The results of this article fill in our knowledge on the spillover effects of waste sorting behavior in developing countries. Policy makers and regulators should vigorously advocate and implement waste sorting behavior, increase farmers’ concern for the environment, and promote their participation in green consumption behavior, so as to maximize the spillover effect.

Exploring the Degree of Consumer Readiness for Self Service Technologies

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-42
Author(s):  
Maria Tsourela ◽  
Manos Roumeliotis
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Self Service ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Constant developments of technology and increases in labor costs are the two major reasons for the creation and continuous evolvement of technology-based self services. Consumers' technology readiness should be taken into account in predicting the perception and behavior of potential consumers towards Self Service Technologies. An empirical study of consumers' readiness to use technology based self-services was undertaken in Greece. A survey instrument was developed to investigate the relationship between technology readiness, attitude, perceived ease of use, usefulness and consumers readiness towards adoption of Self Service Technologies. The results showed that population's technology readiness, the attitude of potential consumers towards and perceived usefulness of Self Service Technologies, are the factors that mostly affect their final success, since they define the level of readiness towards these services on behalf of potential consumers.

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