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Global COVID-19 Study Provides Insights on Message Framing

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Liz Foote Maui Oct 9, 2020 22:10 pm
This is a very insightful article about a study on global attitudes surrounding COVID-19 and health messaging. It’s great to see that in most countries, “the vast majority of peop…

Behavior Change for Nature: A Behavioral Science Toolkit for Practitioners

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Julie Cook Kitchener Oct 21, 2020 18:04 pm
Hi all, I just lectured about biodiversity loss at the University of Waterloo, and have recently come across a fabulous behaviour change toolkit for practitioners working in the …

Mask Use, Messaging, and Social Norms

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Liz Foote Maui Jun 3, 2020 1:58 am
As someone who’s had an N-95 mask in my carry on flight kit for years (alongside my spray bottle of 70% rubbing alcohol…), I have been really interested in following all the messa…

Altruism and Market-Like Behavior: An Analysis of Willingness to Pay for Recycled Paper Products

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Guagnano, G. A. (2001). Altruism and market-like behavior: An analysis of willingness to pay for recycled paper products.. Population & Environment: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 22, 4, 425-438.
Discusses the contrast between self-interested behavior guided by rational choice and altruistic behavior guided by normative considerations. This study suggests that market and m…

FROM RED TO GREEN? Environmental Attitudes and Behavior in Urban China

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Liu JCE & Leiserowitz AA. (2009). FROM RED TO GREEN? Environmental Attitudes and Behavior in Urban China. Environment, 51(4), 32-45.
China's economy has grown to become the third largest-and counting-in the world. However, rapid development has exacted a toll: China's cities and rivers are among the dirtiest on…

Personality Profiles of Environmentally Responsible Groups

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Ramanaiah, Nerella V.; Clump, Michael; Sharpe, J. Patrick (2000). Personality profiles of environmentally responsible groups.. Psychological Reports, 87, 1, 176-178.
"relationship of high environmental responsibility attitudes & personality profiles, college students"

Understanding Preferences for Recycling Electronic Waste in California: The Influence of Environmental Attitudes and Beliefs on Willingness to Pay

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Nixon, H., Saphores, J., Ogunseitan, O., & Shapiro, A. (2009). Understanding preferences for recycling electronic waste in California: The influence of environmental attitudes and beliefs on willingness to pay. Environment and Behavior, 41(1), 101-124.
Increasing stockpiles of electronic waste (e-waste) combined with low recycling rates are threatening human and environmental health because of the hazardous materials in electron…

Approaches to Encouraging Conservation Behavior: A Review and Conceptual Framework

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Cook, S., & Berrenberg, J. (1981). Approaches to Encouraging Conservation Behavior: A Review and Conceptual Framework. Journal of Social Issues, 37(2), 73.
Introduces a conceptual framework aimed at integrating the conservation behavior literature and facilitating the comparison of findings across studies. Describes seven approaches …

Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions of Agricultural Workers toward Disposable Protective Coveralls

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Perkins, H. M., Crown, E. M., Rigakis, K. B. & Eggertson, B. S. (1992). Attitudes and behavioral intentions of agricultural workers toward disposable protective coveralls. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 11, 1, 67-73.
Examined the behavior intentions (BVIs) of 244 grain farmers (aged 22-65 yrs) regarding the use of disposable coveralls using M. Fishbein and I. Ajzen's (1980) theory of reasoned …

Mind the Gap: Why Do People Act Environmentally and What are the Barriers to Pro-Environmental Behavior?

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Kollmuss, A., & Agyeman, J. (2002). Mind the Gap: why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior?. Environmental Education Research, 8(3), 239-260.
Numerous theoretical frameworks have been developed to explain the gap between the possession of environmental knowledge and environmental awareness, and displaying pro-environmen…

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