Links between sustainability-related awareness and behavior The moderating role of engagement
Links between sustainability-related awareness and behavior The moderating role of engagement
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DOI：
10.1108/ijshe-09-2018-0161
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Callewaert, John
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作者：
Cogut, Gregory;Webster, Noah J.;Callewaert, John
目的-可持续性文献引用了意识和参与在促进亲环境行为增加方面的影响作用。本研究的目的是比较这些行为之间的联系，并探讨它们的相互影响。设计/方法/方法-研究了两个问题：1)关于校园预防废物和可持续旅行/交通选择的意识是否与学生预防废物和可持续旅行/交通行为的增加有关？2)可持续性意识与行为变化之间的联系是否受学生参与校园可持续性活动和事件的影响？研究问题使用了密歇根大学可持续文化指标项目的数据。2012年，一组新生完成了一项网络调查，2015年，一组高年级学生再次完成了网络调查。研究发现：2015年校园垃圾预防意识的提高与2012年至2015年学生垃圾预防行为的显著增加有关。此外，在参与（即报告参与校园可持续发展活动/事件）的学生中，2015年旅游/交通意识的提高与可持续旅游/交通行为的显著下降有关。与之前的研究一致，这项研究发现了可持续发展意识和可持续发展行为之间的联系。然而，这项研究也表明，这种联系并不存在于所有行为中（例如，使用可持续旅行/交通工具）。这项研究还发现，参与并没有放大意识-行为之间的联系。原创性/价值——了解特定行为的可持续行为变化的关键驱动因素可以为资源分配提供信息，并帮助大学校园实现其可持续发展目标。
Purpose - Sustainability literature has cited the influential role of both awareness and engagement in facilitating increases in pro-environmental behaviors. The purpose of this study is to compare these links across behaviors and explore their interactive influence.Design/methodology/approach - Two research questions were examined: 1) Is awareness about campus efforts regarding waste-prevention and sustainable travel/transportation options associated with increases in student waste-prevention and sustainable travel/transportation behaviors? 2) Is the link between sustainability awareness and changes in behavior conditioned by student engagement (i.e. participation) in campus sustainability activities and events? Research questions were examined using data from the University of Michigan Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program. A sample of freshmen completed a Web-based survey in 2012, and again as seniors in 2015.Findings - Greater awareness of campus waste-prevention efforts in 2015 was associated with significant increases in student waste-prevention behaviors from 2012 to 2015. Also, among students who were engaged (i.e. reported participating in a campus sustainability activity/event), greater travel/transportation awareness in 2015 was associated with a significant decline in sustainable travel/transportation behavior. Consistent with previous studies this study found a link between sustainability awareness and increases in sustainable behavior. However, this study also indicates that this link is not present for all behaviors (i.e. use of sustainable travel/transportation). This study also found that engagement does not amplify the awareness-behavior link.Originality/value - Understanding key drivers of changes in sustainable behavior for specific behaviors can inform the allocation of resources and help university campuses reach their sustainability goals.