An empirical investigation assessed the role of different factors of motivational, behavioral, and dispositional nature in the prediction of both perceived and actual skills concerning household waste recycling. A structured questionnaire (measuring attitudes, social norms, perceived control, need for cognitive closure, self-reported household recycling behavior and perceived recycling skills) and a simulation task (assessing actual recycling skills) were administered to 300 participants in Italy. Results indicate that, although positively related, perceived and actual skills are two distinct constructs differently related to motivational, behavioral, and dispositional factors. Implications for designing educational interventions to increase citizens' recycling skills are discussed

Comparing determinants of perceived and actual recycling skills. The role of motivational, behavioral and dispositional factors / Passafaro, Paola; Livi, Stefano. - In: THE JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. - ISSN 0095-8964. - STAMPA. - 48:5(2017), pp. 347-356. [10.1080/00958964.2017.1320961]

Comparing determinants of perceived and actual recycling skills. The role of motivational, behavioral and dispositional factors

PASSAFARO, Paola
;
LIVI, Stefano
2017

Abstract

An empirical investigation assessed the role of different factors of motivational, behavioral, and dispositional nature in the prediction of both perceived and actual skills concerning household waste recycling. A structured questionnaire (measuring attitudes, social norms, perceived control, need for cognitive closure, self-reported household recycling behavior and perceived recycling skills) and a simulation task (assessing actual recycling skills) were administered to 300 participants in Italy. Results indicate that, although positively related, perceived and actual skills are two distinct constructs differently related to motivational, behavioral, and dispositional factors. Implications for designing educational interventions to increase citizens' recycling skills are discussed
2017
environmental attitudes; need for cognitive closure; recycling skills; simulation task; social norms; 3304; 2300
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Comparing determinants of perceived and actual recycling skills. The role of motivational, behavioral and dispositional factors / Passafaro, Paola; Livi, Stefano. - In: THE JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. - ISSN 0095-8964. - STAMPA. - 48:5(2017), pp. 347-356. [10.1080/00958964.2017.1320961]
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