Maki Alexander, Rothman Alexander J
a Vanderbilt University.
b University of Minnesota.
J Soc Psychol. 2017;157(5):517-531. doi: 10.1080/00224545.2016.1215968. Epub 2016 Jul 25.
To better understand the consistency of people's proenvironmental intentions and behaviors, we set out to examine two sets of research questions. First, do people perform (1) different types of proenvironmental behaviors consistently, and (2) the same proenvironmental behavior consistently across settings? Second, are there consistent predictors of proenvironmental behavioral intentions across behavior and setting type? Participants reported four recycling and conservation behaviors across three settings, revealing significant variability in rates of behaviors across settings. Prior behavior, attitudes toward the behavior, and importance of the behaviour consistently predicted proenvironmental intentions. However, perceived behavioral control tended to predict intentions to perform proenvironmental behavior outside the home. Future research aimed at understanding and influencing different proenvironmental behaviors should carefully consider how settings affect intentions and behavior.
为了更好地理解人们亲环境意图和行为的一致性，我们着手研究两组问题。第一，人们是否（1）始终如一地践行不同类型的亲环境行为，以及（2）在不同场景中始终如一地践行同一种亲环境行为？第二，在不同行为和场景类型中，是否存在亲环境行为意图的一致预测因素？参与者报告了在三种场景下的四种回收和保护行为，结果显示不同场景下行为发生率存在显著差异。先前行为、对该行为的态度以及行为的重要性始终能预测亲环境意图。然而，感知行为控制往往能预测在家以外的地方践行亲环境行为的意图。旨在理解和影响不同亲环境行为的未来研究应仔细考虑场景如何影响意图和行为。
