Comparative Study Between the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Value-Belief-Norm Model Regarding the Environment, on Spanish Housewives' Recycling Behavior

Environmental behaviors have been analyzed from different theoretical models. The theory of planned behavior emphasizes the attitudinal aspects associated with behavior, while the value–belief–norm model regarding the environment focuses on the importance of moral components when setting environment...

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Published in:Journal of applied social psychology 2012-11, Vol.42 (11), p.2797-2833
Main Authors: Aguilar-Luzón, María del Carmen, García-Martínez, José Miguel Ángel, Calvo-Salguero, Antonia, Salinas, José María
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Norms
Recycling
Social psychology
Theory
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Summary:Environmental behaviors have been analyzed from different theoretical models. The theory of planned behavior emphasizes the attitudinal aspects associated with behavior, while the value–belief–norm model regarding the environment focuses on the importance of moral components when setting environmental behaviors in motion. The objective of this study was to analyze both models, comparing both their degree of fit and their predictive power regarding recycling behavior. To do so, we used a sample made up of 154 Spanish housewives. The results indicated that despite the fact that the theory of planned behavior is a general model for predicting and explaining behavior, it has a greater degree of fit and greater capacity to predict recycling behavior than the value–belief–norm model regarding the environment.
ISSN:0021-9029
1559-1816
DOI:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00962.x