Perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours
Research aims: This study examines perceived self-efficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours. Design/Methodology/Approach: This study employs a quantitative approach to explain the relationship among the variables. The data of 500 individuals are c...
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| author | Yoong, Siew Wai Boje, Jamil Osman, Syuhaily Hashim, Nor Hashima |
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| description | Research aims: This study examines perceived self-efficacy and its
role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This study employs a quantitative
approach to explain the relationship among the variables. The data of
500 individuals are collected and then analysed through the partial
least squared (PLS) approach.
Research findings: Results show that perceived self-efficacy has a
positive influence on attitude; it enables individuals to orchestrate
their capabilities in pursuing pro-environmental behaviours.
Theoretical contributions/Originality: This study expands on
previous literature by adapting lifestyle-centric pro-environmental
behaviour and social cognitive theory to identify the factors that
motivate pro-environmental behaviours.
Practitioner/Policy implications: This study provides insights
for marketers and other policy makers to better understand how
perceived self-efficacy impacts the attitude and pro-environmental
behaviours of individuals. The results imply that practitioners need
to include attitude change campaigns and intervention programmes
that can increase self-efficacy so as to encourage individuals to
engage in more challenging environmental behaviours.
Research limitation: Since this study focusses on the urban
population of Malaysia only, the generalisability of the findings may
be restricted. Future studies need to incorporate a larger and more
diverse samples. |
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| spelling | upm-752532019-10-10T09:10:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75253/ Perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours Yoong, Siew Wai Boje, Jamil Osman, Syuhaily Hashim, Nor Hashima Research aims: This study examines perceived self-efficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours. Design/Methodology/Approach: This study employs a quantitative approach to explain the relationship among the variables. The data of 500 individuals are collected and then analysed through the partial least squared (PLS) approach. Research findings: Results show that perceived self-efficacy has a positive influence on attitude; it enables individuals to orchestrate their capabilities in pursuing pro-environmental behaviours. Theoretical contributions/Originality: This study expands on previous literature by adapting lifestyle-centric pro-environmental behaviour and social cognitive theory to identify the factors that motivate pro-environmental behaviours. Practitioner/Policy implications: This study provides insights for marketers and other policy makers to better understand how perceived self-efficacy impacts the attitude and pro-environmental behaviours of individuals. The results imply that practitioners need to include attitude change campaigns and intervention programmes that can increase self-efficacy so as to encourage individuals to engage in more challenging environmental behaviours. Research limitation: Since this study focusses on the urban population of Malaysia only, the generalisability of the findings may be restricted. Future studies need to incorporate a larger and more diverse samples. Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75253/1/Perceived%20self-eficacy%20and%20its%20role%20in%20fostering%20pro-environmental%20attitude%20and%20behaviours.pdf Yoong, Siew Wai and Boje, Jamil and Osman, Syuhaily and Hashim, Nor Hashima (2018) Perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours. Asian Journal of Business and Accounting, 11 (2). 151 - 186. ISSN 1985-4064; ESSN: 2180-3137 https://ajba.um.edu.my/article/view/15285 https://doi.org/10.22452/ajba.vol11no2.5 |
| spellingShingle | Yoong, Siew Wai Boje, Jamil Osman, Syuhaily Hashim, Nor Hashima Perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours |
| title | Perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours |
| title_full | Perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours |
| title_fullStr | Perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours |
| title_short | Perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours |
| title_sort | perceived self-eficacy and its role in fostering pro-environmental attitude and behaviours |
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