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ClearExploring First-Time and Repeat Volunteer Scuba Divers’ Environmentally Responsible Behaviors Based on the C-A-B Model
Researchers applied the C-A-B (cognition-attitude-behavior) model to survey 238 Taiwanese marine volunteer scuba divers, examining how environmental knowledge, sensitivity, and destination social responsibility influenced environmentally responsible behaviors, while testing for moderating effects between first-time and repeat volunteers. Environmental knowledge significantly influenced destination social responsibility, which in turn fully mediated its effect on environmentally responsible behaviors.
Consistent or inconsistent? The effects of inducing cognitive dissonance vs. cognitive consonance on the intention to engage in pro-environmental behaviors
Researchers investigated how cognitive dissonance between environmental awareness and pro-environmental behavior influences individuals' rationalization strategies, finding that attempts to induce cognitive consonance could shift behavioral intentions, with implications for designing more effective pro-environmental communications.
The Role of Awareness of Consequences in Predicting the Local Tourists’ Plastic Waste Reduction Behavioral Intention: The Extension of Planned Behavior Theory
Researchers surveyed local tourists in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to understand what drives intentions to reduce plastic waste on beaches. The study found that awareness of environmental consequences, social norms, and perceived behavioral control all positively influenced intentions to reduce plastic waste. Interestingly, personal attitude alone was not a significant predictor, suggesting that community influence and awareness campaigns may be more effective than individual mindset shifts.
Assessment on the Environmental Concern Level and Driving Mechanism of Beach Recreationists Based on the New Ecological Paradigm Scale
Researchers used the new ecological paradigm (NEP) scale to measure environmental concern levels among beach recreationists in China, finding 66.2% concern levels slightly above average urban resident levels with significant correlations to age, occupation, education, and income. The study constructed a behavioral group portrait model and analyzed driving mechanisms for pro-environmental behavior among beach visitors.
The Nexus between Tourism Activities and Environmental Degradation: Romanian Tourists’ Opinions
Researchers used structural equation modeling to analyze Romanian tourists' perceptions of the environmental impacts of tourism activities, finding significant relationships between tourist circulation, accommodation, entertainment, and environmental degradation including waste generation, water pollution, and biodiversity loss.
Why do consumers buy paper bags? The Impact of Habit, Consumer Awareness and Sustainability as Drivers of Environmentally Responsible Consumer Behavior
Researchers surveyed 252 Indonesian consumers using Structural Equation Modeling to examine how sustainability values, consumer awareness dimensions, and habitual behavior drive environmentally responsible purchasing decisions such as choosing paper bags. Results showed significant positive relationships between all three drivers and responsible consumer behavior, emphasizing personal agency and habitual action as key levers for promoting green choices.
Investigating the Role of Tourists and Impact of Knowledge, Behaviour, and Attitude Towards Plastic Waste Generation
Researchers surveyed tourists to assess how their knowledge, attitudes, and behavior influence plastic waste generation at outdoor recreation sites, finding that awareness gaps drive littering and that circular economy approaches could convert tourist-generated waste into local economic opportunity.
Sustainable Behaviors Conceptualization for Forest Adventures Tours: The Case of Cloud Ocean Sites in Hyrcanian Forests Listed as UNESCO’s World Heritage Property
This paper is not about microplastics; it conceptualises sustainable visitor behaviour for ecotourism in UNESCO-listed Hyrcanian Forest sites in Iran.
Mediating and Moderating Factors Affecting Pro-environmental Decision-Making: A Spanish Study
Researchers investigated the mediating role of perceived responsibility and the moderating role of political ideology on pro-environmental decision-making in a Spanish population. The study found that perceived responsibility partially mediated the relationship between environmental concern and pro-environmental behavior, with political orientation moderating the strength of these effects.
The value of multi-proxy experiments to study pro-environmental behavior
This methodological study argues that pro-environmental behavior research should use multiple proxy measures rather than relying on a single behavioral indicator, since different measures capture different dimensions of environmental action. The recommendation is relevant to studies assessing consumer responses to plastic pollution and waste reduction initiatives.
Predicting green product consumption using theory of planned behavior and reasoned action
Researchers applied the theory of planned behavior to investigate how environmental awareness and social influence predict consumer intentions to use reusable bags, finding that these factors significantly shape green purchasing behavior in a plastic waste reduction context.
Extending the theory of planned behaviour to investigate the issue of microplastics in the marine environment
Researchers extended the theory of planned behaviour to investigate public attitudes toward marine microplastic pollution, finding that environmental awareness and perceived behavioral control significantly predicted consumers' intentions to reduce microplastic-generating product use.
Citizen Environmental Behavior From the Perspective of Psychological Distance Based on a Visual Analysis of Bibliometrics and Scientific Knowledge Mapping
A bibliometric and scientific knowledge mapping analysis examined how psychological distance theory has been applied to research on citizen environmental behavior, finding that perceived distance from environmental problems reduces motivation to act. The review identifies framing strategies that reduce psychological distance as key for designing effective environmental communication campaigns.
Success factors for effective plastic avoidance in tourism: a German consumer study with focus on beach holidays
This German consumer survey investigated what factors make plastic reduction initiatives successful in tourism settings, particularly for beach holidays. Results showed consumers expect holiday organizers to take the lead on plastic prevention and respond positively to visible sustainability measures by hotels and resorts.
Understanding Ewom Intentions from Approach-avoidance Perspective: a Comprehensive Model of Destination Trust, Satisfaction, and Loyalty
Researchers examined tourists' electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) intentions using an approach-avoidance framework among 333 Indonesian tourists who visited Komodo Island, finding through structural equation modelling that approach-avoidance reactions significantly influenced destination trust and satisfaction, which in turn predicted eWOM behavior.
Strategic Design of Experiential Educational Tourism for Environmental Behavior Change: A River Cleanup Program Management Model
Researchers developed and validated a strategic management model for experiential educational tourism that promotes pro-environmental behavior in youth, using a river cleanup program as the intervention context with 30 high school students. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), they found that guided experiential learning significantly enhanced behavioral outcomes related to environmental sustainability.
Intention to use reusable shopping bags in an emerging economy: a Bayesian Mindsponge framework analysis
Researchers applied the Bayesian Mindsponge Framework to survey data from 536 Vietnamese consumers, finding that voluntary personal norms rather than obligation were the primary driver of intention to use reusable shopping bags over single-use plastic bags. The results suggest that pro-environmental behavior in emerging economies is more effectively cultivated through values-based approaches than compliance framing.
Machine Learning Methods Analysis of Preceding Factors Affecting Behavioral Intentions to Purchase Reduced Plastic Products
Researchers applied machine learning to analyze factors preceding behavioral intentions related to environmental sustainability, using survey data and ML models to identify the most predictive variables. The ML approach outperformed conventional regression in capturing non-linear relationships between attitudes, norms, and behavioral intent toward pro-environmental actions.
Pro-environmental behaviour is undermined by disgust sensitivity: The case of excessive laundering
Not relevant to microplastics — this is a social psychology study examining how disgust sensitivity and pro-environmental identity conflict to drive excessive laundry washing behavior among European consumers.
Environmental Value and Pro-environmental Behavior Among Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Risk Perception and Moral Anger
A survey of 558 young adults tested the relationship between environmental values and pro-environmental behavior, finding that risk perception and moral anger acted as mediating mechanisms through which values translated into action. The study provides insights for environmental communication strategies aimed at motivating plastic pollution reduction behaviors in younger populations.
Factors Influencing Urban Residents’ Intention of Garbage Sorting in China: An Extended TPB by Integrating Expectancy Theory and Norm Activation Model
Researchers extended the Theory of Planned Behavior with expectancy theory and norm activation to identify factors driving urban residents' intention to sort garbage in China, finding that subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and personal moral norms were the strongest predictors.
The Effect of Environmental Education, Consumer Awareness, and Environmentally Friendly Practices on Plastic Waste Reduction in Indonesia
Researchers measured the effects of environmental education, consumer awareness, and environmentally friendly purchasing intentions on pro-environmental behavior, using structural equation modeling on survey data. Environmental education indirectly improved behavior through increasing awareness and purchase intention, suggesting that educational interventions are most effective when paired with behavioral prompts.
Psychological Factors Affecting Young People’s Environmental Responsibility: Evidence from Public University Students
This study examined pro-environmental behavior levels and psychological factors -- including new media use, creative thinking, and environmental awareness -- among public university students, assessing how these factors influence young people's sense of environmental responsibility. The findings highlight gaps in environmental knowledge and the structural barriers that limit students' practical contributions to conservation.
Health consciousness and the theory of planned behavior: the role of health consciousness with the on-campus use of reusable water bottle among Chulalongkorn freshmen
This study examined the factors influencing students' use of reusable water containers on a Thai university campus, finding that health consciousness and social norms were key motivators. The research applies behavioral theory to understanding pro-environmental consumer choices that reduce single-use plastic bottle consumption.