Citation

Lye, Chun Teck and Ng, Tuan Hock and Law, Jing Wei (2024) The role of general and specific pro-environmental education in household waste management in Malaysia: Evidence from quantile regression. Environmental Challenges, 15. p. 100933. ISSN 2667-0100

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Abstract

This study uses integrated behavioral model as the guiding framework to examine the role of general and specific environmental education in promoting household pro-environmental behavior. The data collected from a con�venience sample of 213 household representatives using self-administered questionnaires were analyzed using OLS and quantile regressions. The results show that specific knowledge, intention, and salience of behavior have positive effects on pro-environmental behavior, while environmental constraints have negative effects. The ef�fects vary across different quantiles of pro-environmental behavior, which imply that different emphasis and strategies should be placed based on different levels of pro-environmental behavior to encourage such behavior. The result of the joint effect of general and specific environmental knowledge shows that specific knowledge is a significant factor of pro-environmental behavior, but not general environmental knowledge. Intention becomes more important in encouraging pro-environmental behavior as the gap between general and specific environ�mental knowledge widens. The overall result suggests that different strategies should be designed and imple�mented based on different levels of behavior in encouraging household pro-environmental behavior, especially for those with low-level of pro-environmental behavior but with high intention as they require improved specific environmental knowledge and skills, support and facilities, and recognition of their pro-environmental behavior.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Household
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG4501-6051 Investment, capital formation, speculation > HG4900-5993 By region or country
Divisions:	Faculty of Business (FOB)
Depositing User:	Ms Nurul Iqtiani Ahmad
Date Deposited:	30 May 2024 05:34
Last Modified:	30 May 2024 05:34
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/12501

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