When doing more requires knowing more : explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling
This study examines the relationship between the intention to recycle more and the intention to seek procedural information, in this case, information about how to recycle. In contrast to prior research that used information seeking as a predictor of behavior change, this study considers behavioral...
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| author | Rosenthal, Sonny Leung, Yan Wah |
| author2 | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information |
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| description | This study examines the relationship between the intention to recycle more and the intention to seek procedural information, in this case, information about how to recycle. In contrast to prior research that used information seeking as a predictor of behavior change, this study considers behavioral intention as a predictor of intention to seek information. Regression analysis of survey data from Singapore residents confirms that prediction, explaining 27% of the variance in intention to seek procedural information. Moderation analysis suggests the effect of intention to recycle more is stronger among individuals with low recycling self-efficacy. An alternative analysis suggests the greater the intention to recycle more, the stronger the effect of perceived information insufficiency on the intention to seek information. We discuss these effects in relation to the instrumental utility of information and information avoidance. This research contributes to a growing literature describing the importance of procedural information to support recycling behavior. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1434882020-09-04T05:47:06Z When doing more requires knowing more : explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling Rosenthal, Sonny Leung, Yan Wah Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Psychology Information Seeking Procedural Information This study examines the relationship between the intention to recycle more and the intention to seek procedural information, in this case, information about how to recycle. In contrast to prior research that used information seeking as a predictor of behavior change, this study considers behavioral intention as a predictor of intention to seek information. Regression analysis of survey data from Singapore residents confirms that prediction, explaining 27% of the variance in intention to seek procedural information. Moderation analysis suggests the effect of intention to recycle more is stronger among individuals with low recycling self-efficacy. An alternative analysis suggests the greater the intention to recycle more, the stronger the effect of perceived information insufficiency on the intention to seek information. We discuss these effects in relation to the instrumental utility of information and information avoidance. This research contributes to a growing literature describing the importance of procedural information to support recycling behavior. Accepted version 2020-09-04T05:47:06Z 2020-09-04T05:47:06Z 2020 Journal Article Rosenthal, S., & Leung, Y. W. (2020). When doing more requires knowing more : explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling. Society and Natural Resources, 33(8), 1006-1023. doi:10.1080/08941920.2019.1709236 1521-0723 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143488 10.1080/08941920.2019.1709236 2-s2.0-85078585135 8 33 1006 1023 en Society and Natural Resources This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Society and Natural Resources on 03 Jan 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/08941920.2019.1709236. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Psychology Information Seeking Procedural Information Rosenthal, Sonny Leung, Yan Wah When doing more requires knowing more : explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling |
| title | When doing more requires knowing more : explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling |
| title_full | When doing more requires knowing more : explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling |
| title_fullStr | When doing more requires knowing more : explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling |
| title_full_unstemmed | When doing more requires knowing more : explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling |
| title_short | When doing more requires knowing more : explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling |
| title_sort | when doing more requires knowing more explaining the intention to seek procedural information about recycling |
| topic | Social sciences::Psychology Information Seeking Procedural Information |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143488 |
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