Chun T'ing Loh, Moorthy Krishna, Yoon Mei Chin, Pik Yin Foo, Zhi Ying Wong, Wei Khong Chin, Zhao Chern Gan, Zin Lin Thong
Faculty of Business and Finance, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar Campus, Perak, Malaysia.
School of Economics and Management, Xiamen University Malaysia, 43900, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Heliyon. 2020 Dec 23;6(12):e05805. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05805. eCollection 2020 Dec.
This research was conducted to explore the factors affecting Malaysians' application of reduce, reuse and recycle (3Rs) concept in plastic usage. This study adopted variables from the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), namely, attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control and added on two more variables, habit and facilitating conditions to study the plastic usage. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data and analysis done. The results showed that all variables influence the plastic usage behaviour. This research contributes to a better understanding of the relationship between the determinants of behavioural intention of 3Rs application on plastic usage. Through the suggestions of suitable strategies, this research would contribute to reducing environment pollution caused by plastic waste.
本研究旨在探讨影响马来西亚人在塑料使用中应用减少、再利用和回收（3R）概念的因素。本研究采用了计划行为理论（TPB）中的变量，即态度、主观规范和感知行为控制，并增加了另外两个变量，即习惯和便利条件来研究塑料使用情况。采用自填式问卷收集数据并进行分析。结果表明，所有变量均影响塑料使用行为。本研究有助于更好地理解3R应用行为意图的决定因素与塑料使用之间的关系。通过提出合适的策略建议，本研究将有助于减少塑料垃圾造成的环境污染。
