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The value-belief-norm theory, personal norms and sustainable travel mode choice in urban areas
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In this paper, the authors investigate whether the value-belief-norm theory can explain reported travel mode change in the Norwegian urban population, based on a self-completion questionnaire survey carried out among representative samples in six urban areas in Norway.About:
This article is published in Journal of Environmental Psychology.The article was published on 2015-12-01. It has received 192 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Norm (social) & Population.read more
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The psychology of participation and interest in smart energy systems: Comparing the value-belief-norm theory and the value-identity-personal norm model
Ellen van der Werff,Linda Steg +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the predictive power of the value-belief-norm theory with a novel model to explain pro-environmental actions, which is called value-identity-personal norm model.
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The roles of values and social norm on personal norms and pro-environmentally friendly apparel product purchasing behavior: The mediating role of personal norms
Soohyun Kim,Yoo-Kyoung Seock +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of consumers' values, social norms on their personal norms and environmental behavior, and examine the mediating role of personal norms in the relationship between social norms and environment behavior.
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Modeling the psychological antecedents to tourists’ pro-sustainable behaviors: an application of the value-belief-norm model
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the internal attributes that lead tourists to adopt three dimensions of sustainable behavior drawing on the value-belief-norm model and found that pro-sustainable behavior is reflected in three dimensions related to behaviors that reduce environmental impacts, the consumption of local goods and services, and a willingness to sacrifice time and money to choose sustainable options.
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Young consumers’ green purchase behaviour in an emerging market
Antonio Lobo,Bach Khoa Nguyen +1 more
TL;DR: Young consumers represent a powerful engine in the development of environmentally conscious population as well as a promising market for green products as discussed by the authors, and marketers and organizations are trying to exploit this potential.
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The Importance of Environmental Knowledge for Private and Public Sphere Pro-Environmental Behavior: Modifying the Value-Belief-Norm Theory
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reveal how specific environmental knowledge influenced pro-environmental behavior and suggest that it is important to educate people about local and global environmental problems, about the impact of behavior on the environment not only in private but also in the public sphere, and to foster the ecocentrism, as well.
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From Intentions to Actions: A Theory of Planned Behavior
TL;DR: There appears to be general agreement among social psychologists that most human behavior is goal-directed (e. g., Heider, 1958 ; Lewin, 1951), and human social behavior can best be described as following along lines of more or less well-formulated plans.
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Universals in the Content and Structure of Values: Theoretical Advances and Empirical Tests in 20 Countries
TL;DR: In this paper, the universals in the content and structure of values, concentrating on the theoretical advances and empirical tests in 20 countries, and its four basic issues: substantive contents of human values; identification of comprehensive set of values; extent to which the meaning of particular values was equivalent for different groups of people; and how the relations among different values was structured.
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New Environmental Theories: Toward a Coherent Theory of Environmentally Significant Behavior
TL;DR: A conceptual framework for advancing theories of environmentally significant individual behavior and reports on the attempts of the author's research group and others to develop such a theory is developed in this article. But, it does not consider the effect of environmental concern on individual behavior.
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New Trends in Measuring Environmental Attitudes: Measuring Endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm: A Revised NEP Scale
TL;DR: The New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP) as mentioned in this paper is an improved version of the original NEP Scale, which has been used widely for measuring pro-environmental orientation.
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A Value-Belief-Norm Theory of Support for Social Movements: The Case of Environmentalism
TL;DR: In this article, a value-belief-norm (VBN) theory of movement support is proposed, which states that individuals who accept a movement's basic values, believe that valued objects are threatened, and believe that their actions can help restore those values experience an obligation (personal norm) for pro-movement action that creates a predisposition to provide support; the particular type of support that results is dependent on the individual's capabilities and constraints.