Approaching Environmental Sustainability: Perceptions of Self-Efficacy and Changeability.
This paper describes a model focused on the role of self-efficacy and belief in changeability of behavior in motivating environmentally sustainable behavior. The model was tested in two studies. The first study found that participants who had greater self-efficacy for sustainability behavior and a greater belief in their changeability of sustainability behavior had a higher level of approach motivation toward sustainability behavior and reported more such actual behavior. The second study investigated the effect of brief interventions intended to increase perception of self-efficacy for sustainability-related purchasing and changeability of sustainability-related purchasing. The intervention that focused on enhancing self-efficacy for making sustainability-related purchases had the strongest impact on intention to purchase. These findings have implications for interventions intended to change behavior related to environmental sustainability.
a University of New England.
Nicola S
NS
Schutte
a University of New England.
Navjot
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Bhullar
D001519:Behavior; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003469:Culture; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D020377:Self Efficacy
Approach motivation; environment; incremental theory; self-efficacy; sustainability