scholarly journals A consumer behaviour approach to analyse the sustainability of food purchasing

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Laura Martinez-Carrasco Martínez ◽  
Margarita Brugarolas Mollá-Bauzá ◽  
Andrea Gascón Mora
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Food Purchasing ◽  
Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Behaviour Changes

<p><span lang="EN-GB">In this study, a survey has been carried out to analyse the purchase choice regarding several packaging options of four basic foods (water, milk, bread and meat). We conducted a segmentation by age to analyse whether the purchasing behaviour changes depending on this variable, and whether it is related to environmental attitudes measured on the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale and to recycling behaviour. Among the results we found that, although young people seem to be slightly more environmentally aware, this does not translate into more sustainable purchases.</span></p>

scholarly journals The New Ecological Paradigm, Pro-Environmental Behaviour, and the Moderating Effects of Locus of Control and Self-Construal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7728
Author(s):  
Lukasz Andrzej Derdowski ◽  
Åsa Helen Grahn ◽  
Håvard Hansen ◽  
Heidi Skeiseid
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
The Relationship

Acquiring a better understanding of what drives pro-environmental and sustainable behaviour is important for both researchers and practitioners alike. The purpose of this paper is to explore the moderating role of locus of control and self-construal on the relationship between pro-environmental beliefs and pro-environmental consumer behaviour. We explicitly model the endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) as a predictor of three specific types of environmental behaviour—travel, purchasing and day to day activities. The results show a positive and significant association between the endorsement of NEP and a person’s pro-environmental traveling behaviour, purchasing behaviour and day to day activities. Moreover, we find that the effects are moderated by a person’s locus of control, specifically, it remains positive and significant only for people with an internal locus of control. However, we found no moderating effect of a person’s self-construal on the association between NEP and pro-environmental behaviour. The findings are important in the continuing work to understand what is limiting consumers to behave according to their beliefs. Practical and theoretical implications of the results as well as suggestions for future research are presented.

scholarly journals Spanish Version of the New Ecological Paradigm Scale for Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Corraliza ◽  
Silvia Collado ◽  
Lisbeth Bethelmy
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Ecological Paradigm ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale has been extensively used to measure adults’ environmental attitudes. However, it has only recently been adapted for use with children. This paper presents a Spanish version of the NEP Scale for Children, examines children’s ecological beliefs according to socio-demographic variables as well as the relationship between children’s ecological beliefs and pro-environmental behavior. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted, followed by confirmatory factor analysis. In addition, the instrument’s internal consistency was studied and links between environmental attitudes, age, and ecological behavior in children were examined through correlation analyses. The results show that children’s ecological worldviews can be described by a dimension called “overall ecocentrism”. Analysis of variance demonstrated that children from rural areas exhibit a more ecocentric worldview than those from urban areas. The results also denote gender differences.

scholarly journals Validating the Scale of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) in Brazilian University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e16410413947
Author(s):  
José Francisco dos Reis Neto ◽  
Celso Correia de Souza ◽  
Taner Douglas Alves Bitencourt ◽  
Cristiano Miranda Cupertino ◽  
Patrício Lauro de Melo Neto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Ecological Paradigm

This article brings within two purposes. First it validated the scale of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) and then analyzed the ecocentrist and anthropocentric attitudes of university students from a Brazilian higher education institution. The original NPE scale of 15 items was used, in the form of a questionnaire and applied in a sample of 241 university students. Before the self-completion of the questionnaires, the university students did not receive the basic concepts of environmental attitudes. Confirmatory factor analysis techniques were used to test the structural model and statistical procedures to describe the sample as to its properties of similarities between the groups of students. The NEP was reduced to 13 items, proving to be reliable and valid to investigate structured and multidimensional environmental attitudes of university students. When analyzing the segmentation of university students, it was identified that women presented a more intense ecocentrist attitude than men. For the other segmentation groups in relation to age range, area of knowledge, semester in progress and course period, they did not present statistically significant differences. However, overall, the scores of university students indicated more ecocentrist than anthropocentrist attitudes. The convenience sample of part of the courses offered by the higher education institution may cause a bias in the research, considering as a limitation of this study. However, with the confirmation of the two-factor model, the results indicate consistency and guide future research to activities related to the environment, such as sustainable tourism, preservation against environmental impacts, among others.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Environmental Documentary Movies on Pre-service German Teachers’ Environmental Attitudes

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunus Alyaz ◽  
Erkan Isigicok ◽  
Esim Gursoy
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Before And After ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm Scale ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the environmental attitudes of Turkish pre-service teachers of German as a foreign language using the German version of The Revised New Ecological Paradigm Scale (RNEP) and aims to compare New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) level of participants before and after a larger research project that uses documentary movies as a language teaching material. The comparisons were made according to demographic variables such as gender, age, education and language level when determining the NEP levels. A total of 170 pre-service German teachers (147 females, 23 males; age 17-32) contributed to the study. The findings from the present study indicate that environmental education is the most consistent factor in its relationship to levels of environmental concern, which was supported by the previous literature. The results suggest that trans-disciplinary environmental education is prior and necessary for individuals to increase their awareness and to develop abilities to reflect on their environmental responsibilities. The results of the present study also evidence that the use of environmental documentary movies have an important potential to foster environmental awareness of pre-service teachers.

Exploring the Influence of Digital Games on Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours Based on the New Ecological Paradigm Scale: A Mixed-Methods Study in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 097340822199784
Author(s):  
Shamila Janakiraman ◽  
Sunnie Lee Watson ◽  
William R. Watson ◽  
Daniel P. Shepardson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Ecological Paradigm

Anthropogenic activities cause environmental degradation-related problems. However, people fail to perform pro-environmental behaviours because they believe that they cannot make a difference or they focus on short-term benefits. Interventions that address specific target groups aimed at breaking barriers and changing behaviours are required. To teach young learners, environmental education using digital games can be a more effective instructional method. This mixed-methods study, conducted among high school students in India, examined differences in pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours between students who played a game called EnerCities and those students who did not play that game. Significant differences existed between the two groups considering the unidimensional and multi-dimensional properties of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale. Thematic analysis with an inductive approach identified from the interview data: How EnerCities changed participants’ environmental attitudes? This study finds implications for implementing games and using the NEP to examine environmental attitudes of high school students in India.

The Effect of New Ecological Paradigm on Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Mediating Role of Environmental Attitudes

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Kai-bin Zhao ◽  
Zheng Jin ◽  
Timothy Tamunang Tamutana ◽  
Yi-Ming Shi ◽  
Marina Kogay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Ecological Paradigm

New Trends in Measuring Environmental Attitudes: Measuring Endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm: A Revised NEP Scale

2000 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riley E. Dunlap ◽  
Kent D. Van Liere ◽  
Angela G. Mertig ◽  
Robert Emmet Jones
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Ecological Paradigm
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