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Perceived Behavioral Control as a Mediator between Attitudes and Intentions toward Marine Responsible Environmental Behavior

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Lin, Yi-Chen, Liu, Guang-Ying, Chang, Chun-Yen, Lin, Chi-Feng, Huang, Chung-Yi, Chen, Lin-Wen, Yeh, Ting-Kuang·2021·Water
DOI 10.3390/w13050580
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The marine environment has plunged into crisis with the growth of human activities. The enhancement of responsible environmental behavior (REB) requires policy and education to cultivate social awareness and actions to sustain marine resources. Several studies revealed that the intention serves as an effective predictor of actual behaviors. Furthermore, researchers generally acknowledge that attitudes and perceived behavioral control are potential factors toward behavior intention. However, some research has found that a positive attitude toward the environment does not translate into responsible environmental behavior. Additionally, the model of behavior in the marine context, especially the relationships between attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and the intention of responsible environmental behavior, are still not clear. Students’ attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and intentions toward responsible marine environmental behavior (M-REB) were evaluated via questionnaires. The data from a total of 79 undergraduate students were analyzed. The results suggest that perceived behavioral control is the mediator between attitudes and intentions toward M-REB. This finding reveals the potential benefits of reconsidering the importance of perceived behavioral control in promoting M-REB and provides empirical evidence for future policy-makers in society and education.

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Authors
Lin, Y.-C., Liu, G.-Y., Chang, C.-Y., Lin, C.-F., Huang, C.-Y., Chen, L.-W., & Yeh, T.-K.
Affiliations
  • National Taiwan Normal University (TW)
  • Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
Corresponding author
  • Chen, Lin-Wen
  • Yeh, Ting-Kuang
ORCID
Venue
Water
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2021-02-24
Volume
13
Issue
5
Pages
580
ISSN
2073-4441 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/w13050580
OpenAlex
W3132340808
Cited by
50
References
4
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 4
FWCI
7.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Water (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Coastal and Marine Management
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
pro-environmental behavior, marine environment, perceived behavioral control, attitude-behavior relationship, behavioral intention, mediation, university students, environmental attitudes, marine conservation education

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