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The environmental action internal control index

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Smith-Sebasto, N. J. & Fortner, R. W. (1994). The environmental action internal control index. Journal of Environmental Education, 25, 4, 23-29.
Developed the Environmental Action Internal Control Index (EAICI) to assess the relationship between locus of control of reinforcement and environmentally responsible behavior. 85…

Self-Presentational Barriers to Resource Conservation

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Sadalla, E. K. & Krull, J. L. (1995). Self-presentational barriers to resource conservation. Environment and Behavior, 27, 3, 328-353.
Conducted 4 experiments with 618 undergraduates to assess attributional consequences of engaging in conservation-oriented behavior. Exps 1-3 each manipulated a different conservat…

Applying Social and Traditional Marketing Principles to the Reduction of Household Waste: Turning Research into Action

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Shrum, L. J., Lowrey, T. M., & McCarty, J. A. (1995). Applying social and traditional marketing principles to the reduction of household waste: Turning research into action. American Behavioral Scientist, 38, 4, 646-657.
Provides an overview of past research on household waste management, particularly research that pertains to recycling and to buying green. Buying green is defined as purchasing go…

Buyer Characteristics of the Green Consumer and their Implications for Advertising Strategy. Special Issue: Green Advertising

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Shrum, L. J., McCarty, J. A., & Lowrey, T. M. (1995). Buyer characteristics of the green consumer and their implications for advertising strategy. Special Issue: Green advertising. Journal of Advertising, 24, 2, 71-82.
Determined the extent to which particular consumer attitudes and beliefs are related to interest in purchasing environmentally safe products. Data from 3,264 respondents to the DD…

Green Advertising and the Reluctant Consumer. Special Issue: Green Advertising

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Zinkhan, G. M., & Carlson, L. (1995). Green advertising and the reluctant consumer. Special Issue: Green advertising.. Journal of Advertising, 24, 2, 1-6.
Presents an introduction to a special issue on green advertising. As ecological concerns evolve and diffuse throughout society, advertisers are interested in developing green (env…

A Knowledge-Based Intervention for Promoting Carpooling

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Kearney, A. R., & De Young, R. (1995). A knowledge-based intervention for promoting carpooling. Environment and Behavior, 27, 5, 650-678.
Investigated the impact of a story-based intervention on employees' knowledge and attitudes about, and stated willingness to adopt carpooling. A total of 645 employees at 5 sites …

Green or Non-Green? Does Type of Appeal Matter when Advertising a Green Product? Special Issue: Green advertising

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Schuhwerk, M. E., & Lefkoff-Hagius, R. Green or non-green? Does type of appeal matter when advertising a green product? Special Issue: Green advertising. Vol. 24. 1995. 45-54.
Examined how consumers responded to different print advertisements for a green (environmental) laundry detergent. 71 undergraduates were divided into 2 groups. One group considere…

Values and their Effect on Pro-Environmental Behavior

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Karp, D. G. (1996). Values and their effect on pro-environmental behavior. Environment and Behavior, 28, 1, 111-133.
Used the 56 item Schwartz Scale of Values (S. H. Schwartz, 1992) to examine the structure of values and to assess the effect of these values on environmental behavior. The 2-dimen…

Commingled versus Separated Curbside Recycling: Does Sorting Matter? American Psychological Association Meeting (1994, Los Angeles, California, US)

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Oskamp, S., Zelezny, L., Schultz, P. W., Hurin, S., et al. Commingled versus separated curbside recycling: Does sorting matter? American Psychological Association Meeting (1994, Los Angeles, California, US). Vol. 28. 1996. 73-91.
Observed household curbside recycling behavior in 2,213 households in similar cities. In one, all recyclables were mixed together, and in the other, 4 types of materials were sepa…

Environmental Waste: Recycling Attitudes and Correlates

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Larsen, K. S. (1995). Environmental waste: Recycling attitudes and correlates. Journal of Social Psychology, 135, 1, 83-88.
A 5-phase study measured attitudes toward recycling environmental waste among 452 undergraduates. The item pool consisted of 40 positive statements and 41 negative statements. Ass…

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