Department of Business Management, Tatung University, 40 Chung-Shan N. Rd., Sec. 3, Taipei, 104, Taiwan.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Apr;27(12):13714-13725. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-07963-6. Epub 2020 Feb 7.
In this study, perceived moral obligations were included in the protection motivation theory (PMT) model to explain people's intentions to participate in climate change mitigation behaviors. Empirical data and structural equation modeling results of a nationwide cross-sectional survey in Taiwan confirmed the higher explanatory power of the moral extension PMT model than that of the original PMT model. As expected, threat and coping appraisal of climate change affect protection motivation. In addition, perceived moral obligation affects protection motivation. This protection motivation enhances the intention to participate in climate change mitigation behaviors. The mediation effect of protection motivation was also verified in the moral extension PMT model. Practical implications and suggestions are proposed for the government and related authorities as well as environmental groups to encourage people to participate in climate change mitigation behaviors.
在这项研究中，将感知道德义务纳入保护动机理论（PMT）模型中，以解释人们参与气候变化缓解行为的意图。台湾一项全国性横断面调查的实证数据和结构方程模型结果证实，道德延伸 PMT 模型比原始 PMT 模型具有更高的解释力。正如预期的那样，对气候变化的威胁和应对评估会影响保护动机。此外，感知到的道德义务会影响保护动机。这种保护动机增强了参与气候变化缓解行为的意愿。在道德延伸 PMT 模型中还验证了保护动机的中介效应。为政府和相关当局以及环保组织提出了实际意义和建议，以鼓励人们参与气候变化缓解行为。
