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dc.contributor.authorSmith, A
dc.contributor.authorSheasby, J
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-04T10:17:16Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-04
dc.identifier.issn1937-0709
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.otherARTN 6179
dc.identifier.urihttps://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/20660
dc.description.abstract

Factors that influence pro-environmental behaviour in individuals can be examined to assess the influence of a single element or combination of elements. In this study, eight factors were investigated for their influence on pro-environmental behaviour: environmental knowledge, environmental attitude, the influence of others, environmental responsibility, age, qualification level, employment status and locality (rural or urban). These factors were established from behavioural theory in the field of psychology, specifically the theory of planned behaviour. Data were collected via an online questionnaire, for which the participants were scored on answers to pro-environmental behaviour questions, which, in turn, were correlated against established influences of such behaviour. A multiple linear regression analysis examined the level of significance that environmental knowledge, environmental attitude, the influence of others and environmental responsibility had on predicting an individual’s level of pro-environmental behaviour. An ordinal logistic regression examined the level of significance that age, qualification level, employment status and locality (rural or urban) had on predicting levels of pro-environmental behaviour. The analyses did not detect a statistically significant relationship between any of the independent variables on individual pro-environmental behaviour. However, the level of contribution of each factor provides insights into approaches that can be used in policy formation in the education and marketing domains.

dc.format.extent1-15
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectmultiple linear regression
dc.subjectpro-environmental behaviour
dc.subjecttheory of planned behaviour
dc.subjecturban/rural
dc.titleExamining the Factors That Contribute to Pro-Environmental Behaviour between Rural and Urban Populations
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeArticle
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000970348200001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008
plymouth.issue6179
plymouth.volume15
plymouth.publisher-urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15076179
plymouth.publication-statusPublished online
plymouth.journalSustainability
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su15076179
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Research Groups
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Research Groups|Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES)
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Science and Engineering|School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Research Groups|Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES)|CeRES (Reporting)
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
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plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|REF 2021 Researchers by UoA|UoA14 Geography and Environmental Studies
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Users by role|Researchers in ResearchFish submission
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-03-17
dc.date.updated2023-04-04T10:17:09Z
dc.rights.embargodate2023-4-4
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
rioxxterms.versionAccepted Manuscript
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.3390/su15076179


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