A theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour: an empirical evidence from Singapore
Marine litter pollution has been an emerging environmental problem and arousing extensive attentions from both the academia and the public in recent years. The improperly disposed domestic refuse has been proven to be a major source of the marine litter, which can be effectively prevented through sc...
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| author | Chen, Liren Zhou, Qingji Yue, Lingjie Wu, Min Huang, Renliang Yuen, Kum Fai Su, Rongxin |
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| description | Marine litter pollution has been an emerging environmental problem and arousing extensive attentions from both the academia and the public in recent years. The improperly disposed domestic refuse has been proven to be a major source of the marine litter, which can be effectively prevented through scientific waste management and citizens' daily pro-environmental behaviour. This study aims to investigates Singapore citizens’ intention of avoiding marine litter based on an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB), incorporating the cognitive constructs as precursors and the irrational constructs as mediators. An online survey was performed targeting Singapore citizens to collect data, and 417 valid responses were analysed using structural equation modelling. The results reveal that environmental knowledge possess significant indirect effect to intention, and concern can act as a predictor of behaviour intention by influencing TPB constructs. Behaviour intention is most influenced by perceived behaviour control, while subjective norm has less constraining force. The irrational factors influence behaviour intention through both direct and indirect paths, habit exerts significant effect to behaviour patterns, while positive affection has greater effect size than negative affection. Previous research regarding marine litter preventing behaviour focus on tourists and consumers, while the survey object of this study is daily behaviour of citizens. The proposed theoretical model extends the traditional TPB by incorporating the cognitive and irrational factors, and offers deeper insights into the process of behaviour change. Besides, the findings also provide implications for government agencies in the field of marine litter control and waste management. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1733632024-01-30T01:27:12Z A theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour: an empirical evidence from Singapore Chen, Liren Zhou, Qingji Yue, Lingjie Wu, Min Huang, Renliang Yuen, Kum Fai Su, Rongxin School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering::Maritime studies Marine Litter Pro-Environmental Behaviour Marine litter pollution has been an emerging environmental problem and arousing extensive attentions from both the academia and the public in recent years. The improperly disposed domestic refuse has been proven to be a major source of the marine litter, which can be effectively prevented through scientific waste management and citizens' daily pro-environmental behaviour. This study aims to investigates Singapore citizens’ intention of avoiding marine litter based on an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB), incorporating the cognitive constructs as precursors and the irrational constructs as mediators. An online survey was performed targeting Singapore citizens to collect data, and 417 valid responses were analysed using structural equation modelling. The results reveal that environmental knowledge possess significant indirect effect to intention, and concern can act as a predictor of behaviour intention by influencing TPB constructs. Behaviour intention is most influenced by perceived behaviour control, while subjective norm has less constraining force. The irrational factors influence behaviour intention through both direct and indirect paths, habit exerts significant effect to behaviour patterns, while positive affection has greater effect size than negative affection. Previous research regarding marine litter preventing behaviour focus on tourists and consumers, while the survey object of this study is daily behaviour of citizens. The proposed theoretical model extends the traditional TPB by incorporating the cognitive and irrational factors, and offers deeper insights into the process of behaviour change. Besides, the findings also provide implications for government agencies in the field of marine litter control and waste management. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52273272). Liren Chen acknowledges the financial support from the China Scholarship Council (CSC, 202106250047). 2024-01-30T01:27:11Z 2024-01-30T01:27:11Z 2023 Journal Article Chen, L., Zhou, Q., Yue, L., Wu, M., Huang, R., Yuen, K. F. & Su, R. (2023). A theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour: an empirical evidence from Singapore. Journal of Cleaner Production, 427, 139109-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139109 0959-6526 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173363 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139109 2-s2.0-85173246463 427 139109 en Journal of Cleaner Production © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Maritime studies Marine Litter Pro-Environmental Behaviour Chen, Liren Zhou, Qingji Yue, Lingjie Wu, Min Huang, Renliang Yuen, Kum Fai Su, Rongxin A theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour: an empirical evidence from Singapore |
| title | A theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour: an empirical evidence from Singapore |
| title_full | A theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour: an empirical evidence from Singapore |
| title_fullStr | A theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour: an empirical evidence from Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | A theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour: an empirical evidence from Singapore |
| title_short | A theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour: an empirical evidence from Singapore |
| title_sort | theoretical model for preventing marine litter behaviour an empirical evidence from singapore |
| topic | Engineering::Maritime studies Marine Litter Pro-Environmental Behaviour |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173363 |
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