Residents' Waste Separation Behaviors at the Source: Using SEM with the Theory of Planned Behavior in Guangzhou, China.
Understanding the factors that affect residents' waste separation behaviors helps in constructing effective environmental campaigns for a community. Using the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study examines factors associated with waste separation behaviors by analyzing responses to questionnaires distributed in Guangzhou, China. Data drawn from 208 of 1000-field questionnaires were used to assess socio-demographic factors and the TPB constructs (i.e., attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intentions, and situational factors). The questionnaire data revealed that attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intentions, and situational factors significantly predicted household waste behaviors in Guangzhou, China. Through a structural equation modeling analysis, we concluded that campaigns targeting moral obligations may be particularly effective for increasing the participation rate in waste separation behaviors.
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China. andy-zdl@163.com.|Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangzhou 510070, China. andy-zdl@163.com.|University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. andy-zdl@163.com.
Dongliang
D
Zhang
Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangzhou 510070, China. hgq@gdas.ac.cn.
Guangqing
G
Huang
Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangzhou 510070, China. yinxl@gdas.ac.cn.
Xiaoling
X
Yin
Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangzhou 510070, China. gqh100608@163.com.
Qinghua
Q
Gong
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010465:Perception; D011582:Psychological Theory; D059027:Recycling; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D066262:Social Norms; D012941:Social Responsibility; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
China; environmental education; structural equation modeling; theory of planned behavior; waste separation behavior