THE PREDICTION OF HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING OF NEWSPAPERS - THE ROLE OF ATTITUDES, INTENTIONS, AND SITUATIONAL FACTORS

Authors
Citation
J. Boldero, THE PREDICTION OF HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING OF NEWSPAPERS - THE ROLE OF ATTITUDES, INTENTIONS, AND SITUATIONAL FACTORS, Journal of applied social psychology, 25(5), 1995, pp. 440-462
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Social
ISSN journal
00219029
Volume
25
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
440 - 462
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9029(1995)25:5<440:TPOHRO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The present study was designed to examine differences between responde nts who recycled during a 2-week observation period and those who did not. Of interest was the ability of factors drawn from Ajzen and Madde n's (1986) theory of planned behavior and situational factors such as perceptions of borough councils' recycling programs to predict who wou ld recycle. It was found that, although attitudes and intentions to re cycle household newspapers were significant predictors of recycling be havior, factors associated with the inconvenience of recycling and the programs provided by borough councils, as well as respondents' past r ecycling behavior, were also significant predictors.