Exploratory examination of environmental protection behaviors in a hospital setting using the theory of planned behavior and ethical leadership

Most research focused on understanding the general environmental awareness or attitudes around the world, targeting residents, students, or undergraduates. There were limited attempts to understand the environmental protection behaviors in Taiwan healthcare sector. A questionnaire survey was designe...

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Published in:Environmental Research Communications 2022-07, Vol.4 (7), p.75006
Main Authors: Tsai, Angela Yi Jing, Tan, Alex Yong Kwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
COVID-19
Environmental awareness
Environmental protection
environmental protection behaviors
ethical leadership
Ethical standards
Ethics
Health care
Health care industry
healthcare sector
hospital setting
Leadership
Multivariate statistical analysis
Norms
Theory of planned behavior
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Summary:Most research focused on understanding the general environmental awareness or attitudes around the world, targeting residents, students, or undergraduates. There were limited attempts to understand the environmental protection behaviors in Taiwan healthcare sector. A questionnaire survey was designed with current healthcare personnel in Taiwan as target population. From the theory of planned behavior and ethical leadership, structural equation modelling allowed a better explanation of the social-psychological indicators affecting environmental protection behaviors in the healthcare sector. Attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control are positively impacted by ethical leadership. Environmental protection behavior is significantly influenced by environmental protection intention, while environmental protection intention is strongly affected by perceived behavioral control which is the strongest predictor, followed by attitude. However, there is insignificant correlation of subjective norms to environmental protection intention, due to the weaken social connection among healthcare personals, especially with the heavily burdened workload and restrictive measure during the COVID-19 crisis in a hospital environment.
ISSN:2515-7620
2515-7620
DOI:10.1088/2515-7620/ac7e31