Repeated behavior and environmental psychology: The role of personal involvement and habit formation in explaining water consumption
Repeated behavior and environmental psychology: The role of personal involvement and habit formation in explaining water consumption
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01949.x
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发表时间：
2003-06-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Di Leo, M
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作者：
Gregory, GD;Di Leo, M
在现有的社会和环境心理学理论的基础上，我们建立了一个模型来研究水消费行为的重要预测因素。总体结果支持刺激因素（如环境意识）、合理过程（如个人参与）、不合理过程（如习惯）和情景因素（如收入）对水消耗行为的预测能力。研究结果表明，用水量较低的家庭对节水问题的意识更强，对用水决策的参与程度更高，并倾向于形成与用水量较低相关的习惯。此外，该结果与过去的研究一致，即对用水的态度似乎不能很好地预测用水行为。在控制情境因素（如家庭规模）后，研究结果证实了个人参与和习惯形成在解释用水量中的作用，为环境心理学中重复行为模型的适应和发展提供了进一步的支持。
Extending existing theory in social and environmental psychology, we develop a model to study important predictors of water consumption behavior. Overall results provide support for the predictive ability of stimuli (e.g., environmental awareness), reasoned processes (e.g., personal involvement), unreasoned processes (e.g., habits), and situational factors (e.g., income) on water consumption behavior. Findings indicate that households with lower water usage display greater awareness of water conservation issues, are more highly involved in the decision to use water, and tend to form habits associated with lower usage levels. Furthermore, the results are consistent with past research that attitudes toward water usage appear to be poor predictors of water consumption behavior. After controlling for situational factors (e.g., household size), the findings substantiate the role of personal involvement and habit formation in explaining water consumption, lending further support to the adaptation and development of repeated behavior models in environmental psychology.