Machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among Malaysian university students
Understanding the psychological factors related to waste-prevention behaviours of university students could enable local governments and policy makers to craft effective policies to reduce waste. This study utilised a questionnaire-based survey to assess the associations between spiritual intelligen...
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| author | Karbalaei, Samaneh Abdollahi, Abbas Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho |
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| description | Understanding the psychological factors related to waste-prevention behaviours of university students could enable local governments and policy makers to craft effective policies to reduce waste. This study utilised a questionnaire-based survey to assess the associations between spiritual intelligence and Machiavellianism as factors that influence waste-prevention behaviours. A total of 210 participants from Universiti Putra Malaysia completed the questionnaires, including the demographic questions, spiritual intelligence inventory, Mach IV, and the waste-prevention behaviours. The data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results showed that individuals with higher spiritual intelligence and lower Machiavellianism were more likely to report a positive attitude towards waste-prevention behaviours, and that an inverse association existed between spiritual intelligence and Machiavellianism. Overall, these variables explained 12.0% of the variance in waste-prevention behaviours. Therefore, these findings reinforce the importance of personality traits and cognitive abilities in waste-prevention behaviours. |
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| spelling | upm-162912016-01-28T04:13:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16291/ Machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among Malaysian university students Karbalaei, Samaneh Abdollahi, Abbas Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho Understanding the psychological factors related to waste-prevention behaviours of university students could enable local governments and policy makers to craft effective policies to reduce waste. This study utilised a questionnaire-based survey to assess the associations between spiritual intelligence and Machiavellianism as factors that influence waste-prevention behaviours. A total of 210 participants from Universiti Putra Malaysia completed the questionnaires, including the demographic questions, spiritual intelligence inventory, Mach IV, and the waste-prevention behaviours. The data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results showed that individuals with higher spiritual intelligence and lower Machiavellianism were more likely to report a positive attitude towards waste-prevention behaviours, and that an inverse association existed between spiritual intelligence and Machiavellianism. Overall, these variables explained 12.0% of the variance in waste-prevention behaviours. Therefore, these findings reinforce the importance of personality traits and cognitive abilities in waste-prevention behaviours. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2015-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16291/1/05%20JSSH%201022-2013.pdf Karbalaei, Samaneh and Abdollahi, Abbas and Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho (2015) Machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among Malaysian university students. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 23 (3). pp. 623-638. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2023%20%283%29%20Sep.%202015/05%20JSSH%201022-2013.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Karbalaei, Samaneh Abdollahi, Abbas Abdullah, Sabrina J. Ho Machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among Malaysian university students |
| title | Machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among Malaysian university students |
| title_full | Machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among Malaysian university students |
| title_fullStr | Machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among Malaysian university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among Malaysian university students |
| title_short | Machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among Malaysian university students |
| title_sort | machiavellianism and spiritual intelligence as predictors of waste-prevention behaviours among malaysian university students |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16291/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16291/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16291/1/05%20JSSH%201022-2013.pdf |