Environmental attitudes and behavior
Which variables promote pro-environmental intentions and behaviors? How
important are general environmental awareness and specific attitudes
toward pro-environmental behaviors? How do environmental attitudes
change over the years and with advancing age?
We studied these questions with regard to the separation of organic
refuse by means of an organic waste collection bin (Klocke &
Wagner, 2000). In addition, we investigated attitudes toward mobility
and young people’s mobility behavior within a five year longitudinal
study (Klocke, Gawronsky, & Scholl, 2001; Klocke, 2002). Apart from
predictors of the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1985), additional
predictors have also been taken into account, including values,
preferences concerning car use, acceptance of responsibility, as well
as situational factors.
References:
Klocke, U. (2002). Bedingungen umweltrelevanter
Mobilitätsentscheidungen: Umweltschutz durch staatliche Maßnahmen, bei
der individuellen Verkehrsmittelwahl und beim Autokauf. In W. Scholl
& H. Sydow (Hrsg.), Mobilität im Jugend- und
Erwachsenenalter (S. 424-469). Münster: Waxmann. [Determinants of
environmentally relevant decisions on mobility issues: Environmental
protection by state measures, individual choice of means of transport
and car buying]
Klocke, U., Gawronski, B., & Scholl, W. (2001). Einstellungen zu
Umwelt und Mobilität bei Jugendlichen: Gesellschaftliche Trends,
Generationenunterschiede und Alterseffekte. Umweltpsychologie, 5
(2), 10-33. [Young peoples’ attitudes towards environmental and
mobility issues: Societal trends, generation differences and age
related changes]
Klocke, U. & Wagner, U. (2000). Bedingungen umweltbewussten
Verhaltens bei der Anschaffung einer Biotonne. Umweltpsychologie, 4
(2), 68-83. [Determinants of pro-environmental behavior: Why do
people acquire a bio bin to recycle their organic refuse?]
Ajzen, I. (1985). From intentions to actions: A theory of planned
behavior. In: J. Kuhl & J. Beckman (Hrsg.), Action-control: From
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