A Cross-Cultural Assessment of Three Theories of Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Comparison between Business Students of Chile and the United States

Autor/inn/en	Cordano, Mark; Welcomer, Stephanie; Scherer, Robert F.; Pradenas, Lorena; Parada, Victor
Titel	A Cross-Cultural Assessment of Three Theories of Pro-Environmental Behavior: A Comparison between Business Students of Chile and the United States
Quelle	In: Environment and Behavior, 43 (2011) 5, S.634-657 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-9165
DOI	10.1177/0013916510378528
Schlagwörter	Intention; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Conservation (Environment); Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Analysis; Business Education; Surveys; Social Theories; Social Attitudes; Social Values; Behavior; Cultural Differences; Undergraduate Students; Pollution; Chile; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Wirtschaftserziehung; Wirtschaftspädagogik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Gesellschaftstheorie; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Sozialer Wert; Kultureller Unterschied; Schadstoffbelastung; USA
Abstract	We surveyed business students in the United States (n = 256) and Chile (n = 310) to compare three theories of pro-environmental behavior.We examined Ajzen and Fishbein's theory of reasoned action, Schawartz's norm activation theory, and the values-beliefs-norms theory created by Stern, Dietz, Abel, Guagnano, and Kalof. We produced reliable measures for both samples. Each theory explained a significant amount of the variance in behavioral intention, although no theory clearly dominated for either the United States or Chile. However, among the variables included among these theories, the norms variable consistently produced the strongest relationship with behavioral intention. We discuss avenues of future research focusing on norms and more parsimonious combinations of the variables across these three theories. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10