Farmers' Attitudes and Behavior toward Sustainable Agriculture

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Petrzelka, P., Korsching, P. F. & Malia, J. E. (1996). Farmers' attitudes and behavior toward sustainable agriculture. Journal of Environmental Education, 28, 1, 38-44.
A mail survey of 151 Iowa farmers with membership in Practical Farmers of Iowa, a sustainable agriculture organization, was used to examine the attitude-behavior relationship of t…

The Effects of Environmental Concern on Environmentally Friendly Consumer Behavior: An Exploratory Study

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Minton, A. P. & Rose, R. L. (1997). The effects of environmental concern on environmentally friendly consumer behavior: An exploratory study. Journal of Business Research, 40, 1, 37-48.
Examined the relative effects of environmental concern (a general attitude) and social norms pertaining to concern for the environment on 3 consumer behaviors and 6 behavioral int…

Exploring the Subtle Relationships between Environmental Concern and Ecologically Conscious Consumer Behavior

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Roberts, J. A. & Bacon, D. R. (1997). Exploring the subtle relationships between environmental concern and ecologically conscious consumer behavior. Journal of Business Research, 40, 1, 79-89.
Data on the New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale and a scale designed to measure ecologically conscious consumer behavior (ECCB) were collected from a national mail sample of 57…

Effects of Participation in Class Activities on Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge

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Leeming, F. C., Porter, B. E., Dwyer, W. O., Cobern, M. K. & Oliver, D. P. (1996). Effects of participation in class activities on children's environmental attitudes and knowledge. Journal of Environmental Education, 28, 2, 33-42.
The Caretaker Classroom Program was initiated by the major newspaper of a large, southern city to encourage elementary school classes to engage in proenvironmental activities. Par…

The Effects of Environmental Attitudes on Apparel Purchasing Behavior

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Butler, S. M. & Francis, S. (1997). The effects of environmental attitudes on apparel purchasing behavior. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 15, 2, 76-85.
Employed a theoretical framework that focuses on endogenous and exogenous conditions that affect attitudes and behavior. The final sample of 402 women resulted from a national ran…

A Student-Based Anti-Litter Program for Elementary Schools

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Gendrich, J. G (1982). A student-based anti-litter program for elementary schools. Education and Treatment of Children, 5, 4, 321-335.
Assessed the effectiveness of an anti-litter program, consisting of daily feedback to students, diagrams of yard areas that met criterion, and weekly movies as rewards, that was i…

Attitudes and Environmental Management

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Heberlein, T. A. (1989). Attitudes and environmental management. Journal of Social Issues, 45, 1, 37-57.
Suggests that attitude studies are useful for environmental managers because they provide (1) information about public support and beliefs, (2) information about goals necessary t…

Environmental Interventions for Litter Control

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Geller, E. S., Witmer, J. F. & Tuso, M. A. (1977). Environmental interventions for litter control.. Journal of Applied Psychology, 62, 3, 344-351.
In 2 experiments, customers entering a grocery store were given a handbill listing specially priced items, and later the disposal locations of handbills left in the store were rec…

Cost and Effectiveness of Litter Removal Procedures in an Amusement Park

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Casey, L. & Lloyd, M. (1977). Cost and effectiveness of litter removal procedures in an amusement park. Environment and Behavior, 9, 4, 535-546.
Evaluated a reinforcement procedure designed to facilitate litter removal in an amusement park. A constantly changing population of vacationing children of varying ages was offere…

Behavioral Strategies to Reduce Cigarette Litter

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Cope, J. G., Huffman, K. T., Allred, L. J. & Grossnickle, W. F. (1993). Behavioral strategies to reduce cigarette litter. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 8, 4, 607-619.
Determined in 2 experiments whether an increased number of ashtrays available in a particular location would reduce ground accumulations of cigarette litter and whether decorated …

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