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Ledgerwood, David M. "The attitude-behaviour link, planned behaviour, self-monitoring, behavioural variability, and condom use." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ30951.pdf.
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Morris, Benjamin Jacob. "Affective and cognitive influences on health behaviour using the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.578650.
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Affect is a term used to embrace the experience of emotions and feelings often contrasted, yet not entirely distinct from, conative and cognitive experience. Prominent social cognition models propose that behaviour is as a result of a deliberative process (Theory of Planned Behaviour, Ajzen, 1991; Health Belief Model, Becker, 1974). The extent to which affect, a rich and compelling source of information, is used in guiding cognitive processing or indeed having direct effects on behaviour, when making decisions of health and risk could be better understood. There is a wealth of correlational evidence beginning to indicate such a role for affect, distinct from and as a mediator of cognitive information processing. However, the often complex nature of this relationship has not been fully assessed experimentally. A series of studies assessed the impact of affective-based and cognitive-based messages in changing physical activity (PA) and binge drinking (BD). In studies 1A and 1 B the impact of affective and cognitive messages in changing PA was assessed (with one comparing images and another not comparing images). Studies 2A and 2B assessed the impact of affective and cognitive messages, framed in terms of proximal or distal consequences. One used messages focusing upon the positive consequences of engaging in PA, whereas the other used messages that focused upon the negative consequences of engaging in BD. Messages focusing upon the affective consequences of PA are shown to enhance levels of PA (studies 1A &1 B) and in study 2A the affective-based message functioned better when framed in terms of the short term consequences of behaviour. Additionally individuals high in need for affect (NfA) are shown to increase their levels of PA more so following an affective message in study 1 B. Studies 3 and 4 compared the effect of affective and cognitive messages in changing PA when behaviour is measured objectively. In study 3 messages were delivered via mobile phone, whereas in study 4 messages were delivered as in previous studies, with the addition of a self-affirmation induction. In study 3, individuals high in NfA responded most positively to. the affective- based message for total walking and total walking and running. In study 4, there were no significant differences between message types. Study 5 compared affective proximally valenced and affective distally valenced messages preceded by a self- affirmation seed, in reducing BD. For individuals high in need for cognition (NfC) an affective message was shown to increase BD and total alcohol units. Thus the broad findings of the present work indicate the value of affective messages in changing PA and BD, a number of specific issues are discussed in order to explain certain anomalous findings, and stress the potential difficulties in using affective messages to change behaviour
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Matheson, Gail. "Does the theory of planned behaviour predict suicidal intent?" Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ62327.pdf.
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Pulker, Stephanie. "Predicting academic dishonesty using the theory of planned behaviour." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11978.
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This study investigates academic dishonesty among undergraduate commerce students using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). A total of 579 respondents from three tertiary institutions in the Western Cape in South Africa completed an online survey about their attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control towards academic dishonesty, their intentions to engage in academic dishonesty behaviours and their previous academic dishonesty behaviour. Correlation analyses indicated significant, positive relationships between all of the antecedents of the TPB.
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Veludo-de-Oliveira, Tânia Modesto. "Social marketing, volunteering, and the theory of planned behaviour : what is behind volunteering behaviour?" Thesis, Cardiff University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.584710.
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This thesis has explored a behavioural perspective on social marketing involving volunteering. Research on volunteering is important because it addresses people from whom charitable organisations obtain help (the time donors). The focus of this study was to investigate the extent to which young volunteers perform voluntary service in the project to which they have committed themselves and for the full project period of the activities. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was used as the core theoretical framework of this study. Four additional variables which have been used in TPB-based investigations (and which are related to behaviours relevant to social marketing) were brought to the conceptual framework, they are: personal norm, ascription of responsibility, affect, and self-identity. The constructs 'empathy' and 'altruism' were used to compare groups of volunteers. The 'Interpersonal Reactivity Index' was employed to assess empathic concern and perspective taking, whereas the 'Prosocial Tendencies Measure' was employed to assess the altruistic prosocial behaviour. An on-line questionnaire was sent to the volunteers of a charitable organisation which organises projects to young people and 237 usable replies were obtained (time 1). Information on the behaviour of 161 survey participants was provided by the coordinators of the projects after their conclusion (time 2). Follow-up interviews helped to unearth the main reasons for drop-outs and lack of volunteering commitment. Results indicate that subjective norm predicts volunteering behaviour for the full project period over and above the contributions from behavioural intention. An integrated model is proposed to explain the relationships amongst volunteering behaviour and the other variables. Levels of empathy and altruism have not significantly distinguished between high and low committed volunteers. The study concludes that the continued volunteering of young donors is mainly driven by the social group and that they perform voluntary service for both egoistic and altruistic motives.
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Croy, Gerry. "Psychological determinants of retirement savings behaviour: An application of the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2007. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/311.
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It is generally accepted that the rate at which any individuals presently save falls substantively short of that which will enable them to achieve their lifestyle aspirations in retirement. This, combined with the social-support funding demands of an ageing population makes the subject of retirement savings one of crucial importance to Australia and to most countries worldwide. An obvious approach to improving the quality of life in retirement and to alleviating the forecast social-support burden is to induce people to save in a more effective manner. This point is not lost on the Australian government, which, in recent times has introduced several initiatives that promote improved retirement savings. However, it is generally regarded that a good deal more needs to be done to motivate people to save more and to invest more efficiently for their retirement needs. Yet, much past research regarding the psychological determinants of individual’s retirement savings choices can be characterised as disparate in the sense that it fails to be couched within any integrative theoretical framework. One outcome of this situation is a lack of opportunity to assess the relative importance of various determinants of retirement savings behaviour.
Using the framework of the theory of planned behaviour, a pre-eminent social-psychological model for predicting human behaviour, the present research explored an extended range of psychological determinants in order to explain retirement savings behaviours within an Australian context and to test the sufficiency of the standard theoretical model for this purpose. The study chose two important retirement savings behaviours, namely volitional superannuation contribution behaviour and superannuation investment strategy-change behaviour to investigate a number of behavioural determinants. The intent of the research was to identify the relative importance of key behavioural determinants and to relate these to intervention possibilities applied to the individual, the workplace and the general public…
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Frederiks, Kelli. "Green consumerism : social identity and the theory of planned behaviour /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19774.pdf.
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Gird, Anthony. "The theory of planned behaviour as predictor of entrepreneurial intent." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5861.
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Jopson, Ann Frances. "Reducing car use : the role of the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.397140.
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Kupera, Geoffrey Takura. "Predicting healthcare practitioners' research use : application of theory pf planned behaviour." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274246.
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Majudith, Nadira. "Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour with the addition of role-identity to predict lecture attendance behaviour." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31401.
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This study aimed to investigate the behaviour of lecture attendance amongst undergraduate students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) by applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). A total of 169 respondents completed either a hard copy or online survey whilst meeting the inclusion criteria. The sample consisted of students from a first-year mathematics course (which had compulsory lecture attendance for registered students) and from a first-year organisational psychology course (which had voluntary lecture attendance for registered students). The study aimed to broaden the limited knowledge which exists around the perceptions of students regarding lecture attendance specifically in a South African context. Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis and reliability analyses strongly supported the application of the TPB model scales and role-identity scale. Regression analysis showed that only attitudes help to predict intention towards lecture attendance behaviour where subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and role-identity were not significant predictors. Intentions were also seen to be highly correlated to actual attendance behaviour as well as helping to predict actual attendance behaviour. Actual behavioural control (ABC) was not seen as a moderator between intention and actual lecture attendance. Practical and theoretical implications were discussed. The information generated by this study can be used to further understand the occurrence of, and students’ perceptions of lecture attendance.
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Emre, Yasmin. "No Milk Today? Challenges of Maintaining a Vegan Diet in Germany." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-300843.
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Carroll, Lindsey Jane. "Factors predicting nurses' HIV risk perception and their adherence to universal precautions." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.325966.
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The alms of the current study were, firstly, to examme factors predicting nurses' perception of risk of HIV contagion at work; and secondly to investigate nurses' compliance with universal precautions, and the reasons for their compliance and noncompliance. The research was carried out in three phases. Phase I of the research used the Yates and Stone (1992) model of risk as a theoretical framework with which to examine perceived risk and also investigated reasons for non-compliance. The results suggested that perceived risk was related to fear of contagion and knowledge of non-transmission modes. Additionally four factors were produced from the investigation of reasons for non-compliance. Phase 2 utilised a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews designed to yield salient beliefs and issues relating to: risk perception and fear of contagion; knowledge of HIV; precautionary compliance; and the use of social comparisons when evaluating risk. The third phase of the research project was designed to combine the results of the first two phases of research with established theory in order to investigate the two main aims of the study. The Yates and Stone model of risk was again used. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (Ajzen, 1986) was used as a framework with which to examine compliance with universal precautions, and the False Consensus Effect (Ross, House and Green, 1977) was also used to examine behaviours and beliefs relating to both risk perception and precaution use. As with phase 1 this phase was questionnaire based. The relationships between descriptor and outcome variables were examined through the use of univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistical techniques. Overall it was found that fear of contagion, knowledge of HIV, previous exposure to HIV, and perceived behavioural control were all significant predictors of perceived risk of HIV contagion, results which support the Yates and Stone conceptualisation of risk. Four factors relating to precaution non-use were found and the Theory of Planned Behaviour was found to predict and explain precaution non-use accurately for 71 % of participants. Relationships amongst the variables were investigated in detail and the results were discussed in tenns of both theoretical and practical outcomes.
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Murtagh, Shemane. "Understanding school travel behaviour : an application of the theory of planned behaviour and the construct of habit." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2012. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=18870.
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The purpose of this thesis was to develop an understanding of active school travel and to investigate the effects of a school-based intervention within the context of an extension of the theory of planned behaviour (Ajzen, 1985, 1991). Specifically, the focus was on understanding the role of habit and cognition in guiding intention and behaviour. This focus was addressed in four studies. The first two studies addressed measurement issues in this area: Study 1 examining the validity and reliability of the Self Report Habit Index (SRHI; Verplanken & Orbell, 2003) as a measure of habit and study 2 examining the validity of a measure of active travel cognition. The third study examined the theory of planned behaviour and the role of habit in predicting active school travel intention and behaviour. Finally, the fourth study examined the effect of a school-based active travel intervention, the Travelling Green resource, at changing these constructs. The findings from the research in this thesis emphasised the importance of both cognition and habit in the prediction of behaviour. However, the ability to change these constructs through the Travelling Green resource was not demonstrated. The implications of these findings in terms of direction for future research and practice are discussed in the final chapter of this thesis.
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Eddosary, Melfy Mobarak. "The determinants of exercise intention and behaviour for Saudi youngsters : application of the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529285.
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Jones, Gareth. "Applying an extended version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to understand exercise behaviour after leaving university." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/17966/.
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Regular exercise is an important component of a healthy lifestyle; however, the majority of the UK population does not adhere to recommended weekly exercise. Exercise peaks in the 16-24 age group and declines with age. Life transitions have been found to negatively impact health behaviours such as exercise. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was employed to examine the effects of a life transition (graduating university) on exercise intentions and behaviour. The TPB states that the most proximal determinant of behaviour is intention. Intention, in turn, is determined by attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control. Study 1a investigated graduating university students’ beliefs about exercise post-university. First, final year students (N = 11) completed an online belief elicitation questionnaire to identify modal salient beliefs about exercise after leaving university. Fifteen modal salient beliefs were identified (focusing on advantages, disadvantages, significant referents, facilitators, and inhibitors). The strength of these beliefs were then assessed in an online survey of final year students (N = 136) and related to exercise intentions and behaviour six and 18 months after leaving university. Study 1b used the same sample (N = 136) to apply an extended version of the TPB to explain exercise intentions and behaviour post-university. Attitude, intention, planning, and self-identity were all important predictors of exercise intention and behaviour. Study 2 comprised semi-structured telephone interviews with 10 participants, six months after they had left university. The interviews were thematically analysed to provide an in-depth exploration of how and why the transition impacted on exercise beliefs and behaviour post-university. Self-identity, social motivation, routine, and planning were identified as important factors for maintaining exercise behaviour. Study 3 (N = 125) evaluated a brief video-based online intervention, based on the results of Studies 1 and 2, to promote exercise post-university. Final year students were randomly allocated to either a control or intervention condition and followed-up six months later. The effect of the intervention on behaviour was non-significant; however, it had a positive effect on subjective norms at six-month follow-up. The present thesis provides some support for an extended version of the TPB for predicting exercise intentions and behaviour across the transition of graduating university; however, the thesis does not support its utility in the design of a brief online intervention. Further investigation into interventions targeting exercise beliefs, intention, and behaviour across significant life transitions is needed to prevent negative impacts on exercise behaviour.
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Alsafar, Raniya Jamalaldeen S. "An application of an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to speeding in Saudi Arabia." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/214093/1/Raniya%20Jamalaldeen%20S_Alsafar_Thesis.pdf.
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This program of research investigated the psychosocial factors that influence drivers’ speeding in Saudi Arabia. The research provided some support for the application of an extended Theory of Planned Behaviour to understand factors that influence drivers’ intention to speed. The research also found that additional factors including moral norm, descriptive norm, and past behaviour could assist in explaining speeding intentions in certain contexts. The research offered important theoretical and applied implications whereby the findings may help to inform strategies such as public awareness initiatives to reduce speeding.
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Sarawat, Sanam. "Theory of planned behaviour and burnout applied to help-seeking behaviours within Fly-In Fly-Out workers." Thesis, Sarawat, Sanam (2019) Theory of planned behaviour and burnout applied to help-seeking behaviours within Fly-In Fly-Out workers. Masters by Coursework thesis, Murdoch University, 2019. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/60870/.
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The purpose of the current study is to investigate the impact of self-efficacy and control with burnout as the moderator (using the established TPB framework) on help-seeking behaviour within the FIFO population. Five covariates were included; gender, co-worker support, subjective norms, attitude, and current behaviour (within the past month). The objectives were achieved by 164 FIFO workers voluntarily participating in an online questionnaire. The sample consisted of 97 males and 51 females (16 unanswered). A moderated mediation analysis did not find burnout to moderate any of the effects, however, a follow up mediation analysis found intention and co-worker support to have a direct effect on behaviour. It was also found that control and subjective norms had an indirect effect on intention. This study further contributes to the current FIFO literature as well as highlighting the need to reduce stigma and increase support and autonomy on a mine site. Future research looking at specific job roles and exploring emotions via an alternative study design, such as a diary study, would assist in developing a greater understanding of mental health in FIFO workers.
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Thomlison, Adam. "Digital Self-publishing as Planned Behaviour: Authors' Views on E-book Adoption." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32512.
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A popular school of thought in the study of publishing, exemplified by the influential Long Tail theory, suggests that the economic advantages of e-books will lead to a boom in self-publishing. However, this position focuses on economic factors at the expense of other potential influences. This thesis applied Azjen's (1991) Theory of Planned Behaviour to explore which factors have the most influence on authors' decision to self-publish e-books, and, conversely, which factors influence others' decision not to. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 11 authors in the Ottawa area who have self-published or who are considering doing so in the near future. We discovered that there is significant resistance to e-books as a format for self-publishing, and that normative factors such as a lack of prestige and different promotional requirements were particularly influential. While e-books were seen to reduce economic risk, they were believed to be a less prestigious format, and so to represent an elevated risk to what Bourdieu called symbolic-capital. Some authors were also resistant because they felt unable to promote e-books in the way they are expected to. However, most said they would be willing to abandon their resistance if they perceived sufficient demand from their audience. These results open up paths for future study, including more focused examinations of the resistance factors that emerged; more longitudinal studies to see how authors' opinions change over time, particularly those of the non-adopters; and a further examination of the digital skills developed by adopters.
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Nicholson, Laura Jane. "Using an extended theory of planned behaviour to investigate sleep impaired driving." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2010. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/5969/.
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Background: A significant proportion of vehicle accidents in the UK are caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel and these accidents often occur at high speeds and result in fatalities (Home & Reyner, 1995b). Research has shown that driving after 15 or more hours of wakefulness increases the risk of being involved in a sleep-related vehicle accident (Stutts et al., 2003). Further, young and elderly adults have been found to have more sleep-related accidents between midnight and 6am and between 3pm and 6pm, respectively (Summala & Mikkola, 1994). An extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB; Ajzen, 1988,1991) was used to understand the reasons why young, middle-aged and elderly adults drive while sleep impaired with a view to reducing the incidence of this behaviour. Specifically, the determinants of driving after 15 or more hours of wakefulness, between midnight and 6am and between 3pm and 6pm were explored. Methods: A preliminary study in which sleep duration and quality were measured in young, middle-aged and elderly adults established the validity of actigraphy to reliably differentiate periods of sleep and wake. After identifying the accessible beliefs underlying each specific behaviour and constructing questionnaires tailored to each age group and behaviour, the main study was conducted. Two hundred and ten young, middle-aged and elderly adults completed TPB questionnaires in relation to driving after being awake for 15 or more hours in the following week. Measures of behaviour (using both subjective and objective methods, i.e., actigraphy) were obtained eight days later from the young adults. Additionally, the young and elderly adults completed TPB measures regarding driving between midnight and 6am and between 3pm and 6pm, respectively. The young adults provided behavioural data prospectively. The ability of anticipated regret, impulsive sensation seeking, past behaviour and gender to account for additional proportions of variance over and above the TPB was also explored. Results: The TPB explained significant proportions of variance in intention to drive after 15 or more hours of wakefulness in all three age groups. Injunctive norm was a consistent predictor in all groups. The model predicted a subjective measure of driving after 15 or more hours of wakefulness but failed to predict a more objective measure, obtained from the young adults. Both the young adults' intentions to drive between midnight and 6am and their self-reported behaviour were successfully predicted by the TPB, as were the intentions of elderly adults to drive between 3pm and 6pm. Several beliefs which discriminated those who did and who did not perform (or intend to perform) the behaviours were identified. Anticipated regret independently predicted the intentions of young adults to drive after 15 or more hours of wakefulness and between midnight and 6am, as well as the intentions of elderly adults to drive between 3pm and 6pm. The TPB failed to mediate the effect of gender on driving between midnight and 6am in the young adults. Conclusions: The TPD provided useful, but not sufficient, accounts of the determinants of intentions to drive while sleep impaired. The model was able to predict subjective measures of sleep impaired driving but failed to predict a measure based on more objective methods. This research can be used to inform interventions attempting to reduce sleep impaired driving. A number of possible behavioural change strategies are proposed based on the empirical, theory-based results obtained here.
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De, Jager JNW. "Environmental Concern and the theory of planned behaviour: Identifying the green consumer." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4843.
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Since the 1980's environmentalism has developed into a major worldwide movement with concern for the environment having grown exponentially over the last two decades. With this change in thinking there have been corresponding shifts in consumer attitudes with many stating they are willing to pay more for eco-labelled products and services. With the increase in consumer demands on protection of the environment and businesses becoming aware of their responsibility towards the objective of sustainability, retailers and manufacturers have moved beyond simply addressing environmental regulatory issues and are introducing alternative products that could be classified as ecofriendly. However, at present, businesses find it difficult to predict consumers' reaction towards these products with a degree of accuracy that is necessary to enable the development of new targeting and segmenting strategies. This presumably has contributed towards several failures in green products development (D'Souza et al, 2007). This study tested whether the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 1991) explains consumers' intention to purchase eco-friendly products (EFPs). The researcher extended the TPB by including environmental concern in the model. The aim is to test whether this construct directly influences people's attitudes towards the purchase of these products. Furthermore, the study investigates whether consumers' search for information on EFPs and whether their price/quality sensitivity may also affect their intention to purchase these products. The respondent base is then divided by means of demographic segmentation in order to determine whether attitudes towards and intention to purchase EFPs differ between age, income and gender groups. A survey was conducted among 100 customers of a well-known retailer, known for its selection of EFPs. The data obtained was analysed using SPSS software. The results found the TPB to be valid within an environmentally responsible purchase decision framework and that environmental concern does influence consumer attitudes towards the purchase of EFPs. This is in line with the findings of De Groot & Steg (2007) and Bamberg (2003) which also found that ii environmental concern should not be seen as a direct determinant of behaviour, but an important indirect one. The emphasis should thus be on increasing consumers' level of environmental concern and then identify those consumers with favourable attitudes towards EFPs, rather than identify green consumers solely on the basis of environmental concern. Furthermore, the study found that consumers' search for information and trust in product labelling affect their intention to purchase these products. This study suggests that the consumer ought to be educated on the differences between EFPs and regular products by means of advertising and label information. It also emphasises the need for claims made about EFPs to be substantiated. With regards to price and quality sensitivity, the results show that both these constructs affect consumers' attitudes towards and intention to purchase EFPs. Consumers will not readily buy an EFP if it is somewhat more expensive than a regular product and they are even less likely to purchase such a product if it does not meet the same quality standards. With regards to demographic segmentation, the results show that women are more environmentally concerned than men and also have a greater intention to purchase EFPs in future. There is no difference between age groups in terms of their attitudes and intention to purchase EFPs but those aged 41-60 have greater volitional control over the purchase of these products as they are better able to afford them. Similarly, income groups show no difference in attitudes and intention but higher incomes groups have greater volitional control over the purchase of EFPs. Nevertheless, there was no difference found between age and income groups in terms of their price sensitivity. This brings into question the effectiveness of the premium pricing strategy currently employed by many manufacturers of EFPs as it seems that people with higher incomes, even though they are better able to afford EFPs, are not more willing to purchase these products if priced higher than regular products.
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Davison, Jenny. "An investigation into the factors influencing toothbrushing behaviour amongst schoolchildren: an application of the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, Ulster University, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.650086.
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Northern Ireland (NI) has the poorest levels of oral health in the United Kingdom (UK) with its children having the highest levels of tooth decay in Europe (Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; DHSSPS, 2007). The Oral Health Strategy for Northern Ireland (DHSSPS, 2007) emphasises the need to address these problems, yet there is a lack of research investigating the determinants of young people's toothbrushing behaviour. This study sought to address this research gap by investigating young peoples attitudes and motivations for brushing their teeth. To achieve this aim a mixed-methods sequential research design was employed, with the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) providing the theoretical framework for each of the research stages. In stage one, an elicitation study adopting focus group methodology was conducted to elicit the modal salient beliefs of the target behaviour. These beliefs were then used to inform the development of items contained within the TPB questionnaire. In stage two, the research sought to confirm suitability of the questionnaire measure for use with the target group, schoolchildren aged 9-10 years. Test-retest methodology was employed to explore the psychometric properties of each scale. In stage three, the study investigated the theoretical factors influencing toothbrushing intentions and behaviour among 867 schoolchildren. Participation in the research study was recruited using randomised and stratified sampling techniques. Overall, the findings provide support for the theoretical model of the TPB and highlight the key theoretical constructs in predicting intentions to brush teeth among schoolchildren, namely self-efficacy, attitude and subjective norm. They have also elucidated the relative importance of the factors that are influential in affecting childrens motivations and decisions to brush their teeth. Furthermore, the study has highlighted the important contribution of other variables affecting childrens toothbrushing behaviour such as, various risk factors can impinge upon their toothbrushing routine, including tiredness, laziness, memory and issues related to resources (e.g. types of toothpaste and texture of toothbrush). This study undoubtedly provides support for the theoretical model of the TPB. The questionnaire measure was found to be a valid and reliable instrument for assessing toothbrushing beliefs of schoolchildren, suggesting that the theory is applicable for use with a child population. The findings from this study could be of use to those interested in designing interventions to reduce Nl's oral health problem and given the theoretical framework, identify those factors which influence toothbrushing behaviour amongst a particularly at-risk group. It is hoped that the research will make a valid contribution to the TPB-based literature and also serve as a possible framework for other health psychologists interested in this topic.
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Rathbone, James Nikolas. "Understanding psychological help-seeking behaviour : the application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to medical professionals in training." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/29254.
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Literature Review : A critical review of the literature was made to investigate what influences an individual’s intention to seek psychological help for mental ill health. Nineteen articles were retrieved that met the inclusion criteria. The articles were reviewed, critiqued and synthesised to answer the review question. Four key themes were identified: ; a) mental health services are underutilised and understanding help-seeking intentions and behaviour is of paramount importance for mental health professionals, b) current measures of help-seeking have significant shortcomings and comprehensive, theory driven instruments are needed, c) help-seeking is more likely to be a global concept and does not vary in relation to type of problem, although it may vary with population specific characteristics, and d) instruments used to measure help-seeking intention should be constructed with the development of interventions in mind. Clinical implications and direction for future research are discussed. Research Report : In order to understand psychological help-seeking intention for mental health problems in medical students the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) model was used. Thirty-nine medical students took part in an elicitation study to obtain attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control for psychological help-seeking. Eighty medical students took part in the quantitative TPB questionnaire that was developed as part of the methodology. The TPB model was found to significantly predict help-seeking intentions. The limitations of the research are discussed and suggestions for future research presented Critical Appraisal : Finally, an appraisal of the research process as a whole was made with a critique of the research methodology. The author’s reflections on conducting an independent research project are presented and learning points highlighted.
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Huang, Chih-Hsuan. "Three-phase model of consumers' behaviours : a synthesis of the theory of planned behaviour, self-determination theory and planning." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2013. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/63483/1/Chih-Hsuan_Huang_Thesis.pdf.
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Using a longitudinal study, an overall behavioural model with three related phases (cognitive, motivational and volitional phase) across three studies was examined to identify the factors that most prominently drive consumer environmental behaviour. This thesis provides empirical evidence to support the behavioural model in an environmental consumption context and shows a new avenue for promoting consumer environmental behaviour.
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Stirling, Jacqueline. "Investigating patients' decision making about elective orthognathic surgery." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.275776.
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Sheppard, Ruth. "Theory of planned behaviour, skin care & pressure sores following spinal cord injury." Thesis, Open University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273313.
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Objectives: To use the theory of plannedb ehaviourt o explore factors associatedw ith performing skin care behaviours and the occurrence of pressure sores in people with spinal cord injury. Design: A within-group cross-sectional design was used to assess 59 people with spinal cord injury living in the community. A sample returned a repeat assessment allowing a longitudinal examination of the relationship between intention and actual behaviour. Methods: A measure was developed in accordance with the theory of planned behaviour guidelines through interviews with people with spinal cord injury. Measures of mood and knowledge of skin-care behaviours were also included. Results: The theory of planned behaviour components, mood and knowledge of skincare behaviours were helpful in predicting intention, skin care behaviour and occurrence of pressure sores. Demographic and disease factors also helped to identify people at increased risk of performing less skin-care behaviour or developing a pressure sore. Overall, past behaviour and indirect perceived control and past behaviour and age were particularly important predictors of pressure relief and skin checking intention respectively. Conclusions: Psychosocial factors, including the theory of planned behaviour components, were useful in understanding adherence to skin care behaviours and the occurrence of pressure sores. Overall the combination of past behaviour and indirect perceived control, and past behaviour and age were particularly important predictors of pressure relief intention and skin checking intention respectively. The clinical and theoretical implications of these findings are considered and suggestions for future research are outlined.
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Lee, Richard Yee Meng. "The moderating influence of hedonic consumption in an extended theory of planned behaviour." UWA Business School, 2007. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2007.0214.
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[Truncated abstract] Against a contextual backdrop of slowing growth in developed mobile service markets, the importance of youth as a growth segment, and youth's tendencies to consume mobile services hedonically, two research streams drove this dissertation. The first stream concerned extending the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to predict youth's behavioural intentions to stay loyal to mobile service providers. Drawing on selfcategorisation theory, a conceptual model extended TPB by replacing subjective norm with group norm, a social influence from behaviourally relevant peers. With the extended TPB as the theoretical framework, the second stream investigated determinants of mobile loyalty intentions. Common to both streams, a key contribution of this dissertation was how hedonic consumption moderated the relationships among mobile loyalty intentions and their determinants. The dissertation addressed five questions in the two research streams, which to the author's knowledge no published studies have explored. Using a triangulation approach to address the research questions, a qualitative survey and literature review yielded six determinants of mobile loyalty intentions. Next, a pretest led to an improved questionnaire before a large-scale survey gathered data for empirical testing. The survey took place with Singaporean youth and yielded a cleaned sample of n = 415. ... For both low and high hedonic consumptions, customer value was insignificant. This might be due to Singapore's competitive mobile service market; youth perceived little differences in value for money among competing mobile service providers. Testing alternative models offered further insights into youth's mobile loyalty intentions. Youth's mobile loyalty behaviour, operationalised as past switching, was not stochastic, suggesting that mobile loyalty intentions contained underlying determinants. Brand trust, salient in other contexts, did not apply to mobile loyalty intentions perhaps because youth perceived little risk in switching mobile service providers in developed markets. An attitude-group norm interaction also did not relate to mobile loyalty intentions, supporting TPB's construct independence and parsimony. Finally, attitude and customer satisfaction were operationally similar in that they related to mobile loyalty intentions similarly. The dissertation concluded by offering academic and managerial implications and contributions, limitations, and future research areas.
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Hoey, Marianne Frances. "Implementation intentions and exercise : a study based on the theory of planned behaviour /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2004. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SPS/09spsh696.pdf.
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Söderström, Frida. "En sjuksköterskas följsamhet till basala hygienrutiner : En studie utifrån Theory of Planned Behaviour." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-18291.
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Background: Nosocomial infections pose a big threat to patient safety and increased costs for society. An effective way of preventing cross-infections is to apply hygiene routines. Studies show that compliance to hygiene routines is low while there's a lack of knowledge about the best way of improving it. Aim: To investigate whether a conversation based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) could influence a nurse's compliance to hygiene routines and whether it could benefit the understanding of a nurse's compliance. Method: A quantitative and qualitative method was used in the study and included one nurse. An observation of his/her daily work at a hospital ward was carried out before and after a conversation which focused on attitude, subjective norm and perceived behaviour control. Main results: Even if compliance was good to start with it improved after the conversation. The nurse's attitude towards hygiene procedures was positive, but heavy workloads and difficulty to access materials could be a barrier. The norm in the ward was, according to the nurse, that hygiene routines were important even if some were less compliant. Conclusion: the use of TPB in a conversation could benefit the understanding of the nurse's compliance. Improvements in daily practices were noticed after the conversation, which could be due to an increased awareness of the need to perform hygiene procedures. No direct conclusions could be drawn from this study because the sample was limited, but the study provides suggestions for further research.
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Reilly, Michael T. "Corporate values, managerial behaviour and planned culture change - British Telecommunications plc 1991-1994." Thesis, University of Brighton, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.323406.
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Nejedlá, Jana. "Planned obsolescence: Understanding the reality of durable goods obsolescence and consumers' disposal behaviour." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-71875.
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Planned obsolescence is the term used to describe incentives of companies to make durable goods faster obsolete. The aim of the study is to make a big picture and real situation about planned obsolescence practising and consumer disposal behaviour. First part addresses the theoretical background and provides comprehensive overview through different aspects of the good's durability issue and planned obsolescence characteristics and influences. Second part in further reference to the information provided in theoretical part examines the situation of specific durable products - laptops. From survey's results on consumer attitudes towards durability of laptops and real case study on Apple Inc. and its reliance to planned obsolescence, recommendations to the more sustainable consumption of consumer electronics are presented.
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Bratby, William. "A qualitative comparison of the theory of planned behaviour and cognitive behaviour therapy in understanding adherence to asthma treatment." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.501116.
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The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is a health psychology model with some utility in predicting behaviour. However, it is not directly linked with effective behaviour change interventions, which has caused conceptual confusion with some attempting to merge the TPB with other theories. Hobbis and Sutton (2005a) suggest that it may be possible to legitimately merge the TPB with the clinical psychology Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) framework. The present study attempts to compare CBT and the TPB in the context of adherence to asthma medication to discover whether one is more useful than the other, or if they could perhaps be integrated in some way. Ten asthma sufferers were purposively recruited to achieve a maximum variation sample, and individual interviews relationg to adherence to medication for asthma were conducted. These were then qualitatively analysed asing template analysis. Findings indicated that each model had advantages over the other. but that they are potentially compatible. Four main themes which were derived were Emotional Element; Cognitive Element; Related Behaviours and Previous Experiences; and Social Context. A second research question evaluated the use of a template analysis design for use in theoretical comparison. It was suggested that the design was useful, but that mixed methods might be still more illuminating.
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Hughes-Roberts, T. "The effect of privacy salience on end-user behaviour : an experimental approach based on the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, University of Salford, 2014. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/31983/.
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End-User privacy concerns surrounding use of Social Networks present new and complex problems for research. Specifically, a phenomenon known as “the Privacy Paradox” has been observed where end-users stated concerns, attitudes and intended behaviour are not consistent with the actual behaviour within the network. Numerous causes have been proposed as potentially being the root of the problem of this paradoxical phenomenon including a lack of user awareness of privacy issues, a low level skill in using technology or a lack of privacy salience within the social network itself. However, the role of the User Interface (UI) in contributing to, and potentially providing a solution to, poor privacy behaviour is under-explored. A potentially fruitful avenue of enquiry given that behaviour is considered to be a reaction to environmental stimulus and the UI provides the environment within which the user is interacting. This thesis implements a two phase approach to furthering understanding of privacy behaviour in social networks. First, a survey is implemented exploring the relationship of concepts within the privacy paradox identifying that users stated needs are not being met by their observable behaviour. Secondly, two experiments are implemented in order to explore this behaviour as an interaction with the network; these questions are answered to build a social network profile and can be grouped according to their potential sensitivity. A model of social psychology, the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), is used to develop such experiments in order to examine the cognition behind these interactions. Each of the salient influencers defined by the TPB is used to inform a series of UI treatments and form the basis for experiment groups. An initial experiment explores the method and is used to inform the design of the second, which also introduces a factorial design to explore the relationships between treatments. These experiments show that participants within the treatment groups disclose less information than the control, with statistical significance. Within the first experiment this non-disclosure took place across all questions sensitivities, possibly due to limitations in the experimental method. However, participants in experiment two appear far more selective in their disclosure, choosing not to answer more sensitive questions suggesting that they thought of their privacy while interacting with the system. Findings within this thesis suggest that the UI plays an important role in influencing end-user behaviour as it can inform the context of the interaction as it happens.
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Smart, Martha. "The application of the theory of planned behaviour and structural equation modelling in tax compliance behaviour: a New Zealand study." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Accounting and Information Systems, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7528.
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The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) has received considerable attention in the behavioural literature, but not in the tax compliance domain. The key purpose of this study is to determine the influence of selected tax compliance variables on tax compliance behaviour. The secondary objectives are to explore the applicability of the TPB in predicting and explaining tax compliance behaviour, and to provide justification for the application of Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) employing the Partial Least Squares (PLS) statistical software or PLS-Graph (which has not been widely used in tax compliance research). The results provide evidence supporting the use of PLS-Graph in undertaking SEM analysis in tax compliance research, especially when smaller samples are involved and the data collected may not be normally distributed. This study also demonstrated the wide applicability of the TPB, including its application in tax compliance research.
This study modified and extended the standard TPB behavioural model with the inclusion of a number of economic and noneconomic constructs. Most of the constructs used for this study are grounded in a number of theories: Deterrence Theory; Procedural Justice Theory; and Motivational Posturing Theory; in addition to the TPB. Data to test the research hypotheses was collected using a mail and a web-based survey.
The results of this study suggest that noneconomic variables, such as beliefs and attitudes, are good predictors of tax compliance behaviour. Consistent with the majority of studies, the most influential factor in predicting and explaining tax compliance behaviour (through the mediating effects of behavioural intention) is attitude towards the behaviour. Other factors such as personal, social and societal norms were also significant predictors of tax compliance behaviour. Perceived behavioural control was only significant for the taxpayers but not for the tax agents. In contrast, perception of the tax authority was significant for New Zealand tax agents, but not for taxpayers. The results also suggest that tax compliance behaviour is complex, and different determinants of compliance behaviour affects different sub-groups of taxpayers differently. The results lend further support to the literature that indicates that taxpayers are not a homogeneous group. This study also found that taxpayers and tax agents generally perceive tax noncompliance as less serious relative to a number of other similar civil offences. This perception may explain why respondents (from both sample groups) who were penalised for noncompliance felt that the penalties imposed were harsh, unfair and excessive.
Overall, the current study illustrates the importance of incorporating noneconomic variables comprising beliefs, attitudes, and norms, with widely used economic variables such as penalties and other enforcement tools, for achieving an optimal compliance strategy.
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Henning, Olof, and Samuel Karlsson. "Environmental attitudes and how they affect purchase intentions of environmentally friendly automobiles : An emperical study on Chinese students at Jönköping University." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-16083.
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Consumers today are becoming more aware of how their behavior and use of resources affect the environment. It is becoming increasingly important for companies to understand consumer’s attitudes in order to predict their behavior. Extensive research has been conducted on the attitude-behavioral relationship in various fields of study. However, no research has been made on the attitude towards environmentally friendly automobiles and how it affects purchase intentions. Our research has been made in collaboration with Volvo Car Corporation, which in 2010 was acquired by Geely Automobile. The acquisition meant that an opportunity presented itself on the Chinese market, which today is the largest automobile market in the world. The thesis will focus on young Chinese consumer’s attitude toward the environment and how this may affect their purchase intentions towards environmentally friendly automobiles. The basis for our reasoning is that the factors environmental values, environmental knowledge and responsibility feelings make up an individual’s environmental attitude. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how environmental values, environmental knowledge and responsibility feelings affect purchase intentions towards environmentally friendly automobiles among young Chinese consumers. We have used a quantitative approach in our collection of empirical data. With the help of a web-based self-completions survey we managed to send out the questionnaire to all Chinese students studying at Jönköping University and received a high response rate of 65%. We based the design of the survey on a model from Kaiser, Ranney, Hartig and Bowler (1999). The major findings from our research conclude that the used model does not substantially explain purchase intentions of environmentally friendly automobiles. Our research suggests that the factors environmental knowledge and responsibility feelings are not significant when predicting intentions to purchase environmentally friendly automobiles. However, the factor environmental values proved to be strongly correlated when predicting intentions to purchase environmentally friendly automobiles.
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Dwyer, Trudy, and t. dwyer@cqu edu au. "A shock in time saves lives: Theory of Planned Behaviour and nurse-initiated defibrillation." Central Queensland University. Nursing and Health Studies, 2004. http://library-resources.cqu.edu.au./thesis/adt-QCQU/public/adt-QCQU20050221.152259.
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The time from onset of a cardiac arrest to defibrillation is crucial hence access to and use of a defibrillator by all nurses essential. The purpose of this study was to use an established theoretical framework to examine and describe the defibrillation practices and beliefs of rural registered nurses in the Australian state of Queensland. The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) guided the research processes for this two phase study. In the first phase, focus group (n = 13) discussions identified the salient beliefs of the population. By eliciting nurses' beliefs, the subsequent quantitative study (n = 434) was conducted to determine the influences of these beliefs on nurses' use or non-use of defibrillators. The results showed that: (1) less than half of the cohort of participants were permitted to defibrillate; (2) the defibrillation beliefs of those nurses permitted to defibrillate were significantly more positive than those not permitted to do so; (3) the direct measures of TPB and selected variables external to the model predicted a significant portion of the variance in the measure of nurse-initiated defibrillation intention; and, (4) subjective norm emerged as the strongest predictor of intention. In conclusion, Queensland rural hospital nurses and employers still have some distance to travel down the path of nurse-initiated defibrillation. The TPB is a viable framework on which to base interventions designed to promote defibrillation by rural nurses. Understanding the role of social norms is of central importance to ensure all nurses can initiate the chain of survival expeditiously whenever the need arises.
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Passmore, Sandra Christine. "Changing food choices at secondary school : an application of the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.412553.
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McLaughlin, Christopher. "Predicting and understanding prejudice and discrimination : an application of the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.413289.
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Raad, Morgan. "The influence of social responsibility initiatives on the South African wine consumers planned behaviour." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96205.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.The market benefits and competitive advantage of integrating social responsibility initiatives are well known within the global marketing context. More recently, this movement had notably increased within the South African wine industry, where wine producers are integrating philanthropy into their overall business operations. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the marketing of social responsibility initiatives, within the South African wine industry, would lead to a positive consumer attitude towards a brand and result in influencing South African wine consumers’ purchasing behaviour. The literature review was conducted to establish the effect of marketing social responsibility initiatives over consumer attitude, intention and planned behaviour. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. This study indicated that the marketing of social responsibility initiatives are recognised by South African wine consumers as a decision-making factor and do influence consumers’ attitude towards brands, when purchasing wine. Although social responsibility initiatives are regarded as a low decision-making factor, when compared to other factors, the study did indicate that South African wine consumers generally do portray positive attitude towards the South African wine industry’s social responsibility initiatives. Generally, it was found that South African wine consumers portrayed positive planned purchasing behaviour towards most of the South African wine producers’ social responsibility initiatives, with management of quality and environmental conservation initiatives receiving more positive response. Land reformation and legislative responsibility were regarded as lesser important initiatives. Given the fact that social responsibility initiatives are recognised, yet only influences a certain portion of South African wine consumers’ purchasing decisions, the study did indicate that there are opportunities for the South African wine industry to market its social responsibility initiatives. The study concludes with the educational role that the marketing of social responsibility initiatives may have on influencing wine consumers’ planned behaviour and suggests a multi-stakeholder approach towards marketing.
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Werner, Jenna. "Investigating cyber-loafing in South African organisations: the role of theory of planned behaviour." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32527.
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Organisations are increasingly becoming aware of employees' internet use for nonwork- related activities, a phenomenon known as cyber-loafing. This poses a problem for organisations as both employee and organisational productivity are negatively impacted. Cyber-loafing is a fairly nascent concept within the Counterproductive Work Behaviour (CWB) literature, given the recent rise in technological advancements. Employees who engage in cyber-loafing divert their energy and attention away from work for prolonged periods of time, which is classified as a withdrawal behaviour under the CWB typology. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) has previously been shown to explain other CWBs, such as time theft and cyber-loafing. Due to the internet's ubiquitous nature in South African organisations and lack of research on cyber-loafing in South Africa, the objective of this study was to investigate cyber-loafing amongst administrative support staff in South African organisations using TPB. An explanatory cross-sectional descriptive research design was used. Data was collected using both online and hardcopy surveys yielding 92 participants from employees that provide administrative assistance in various organisations. In this sample, 89% of respondents were female and 11% were male, whilst 92% were employed full-time and 5% part-time. The results showed that only descriptive and prescriptive norms and attitude towards cyber-loafing predicted intention and cyber-loafing. Differing from previous research, intention mediated the relationship between attitude and cyber-loafing only. The results show that organisations could develop interventions targeted at descriptive and prescriptive norms to reduce cyber-loafing behaviour and by influencing attitudes around cyber-loafing, organisations could influence cyber-loafing intention and behaviour. Based on these results, suggestions for further research are proposed.
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Mitchell, Rebecca. "Factors influencing driving in older age : an application of the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, Open University, 1998. http://oro.open.ac.uk/54155/.
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This study investigates factors that may be related to dependency on driving and decisions to continue or ceased riving in older age. Some older drivers may be unsafe to drive (Drachman & Swearer, 1993), but are unwilling to cease, this can result in referrals to mental health services. The potential influence of attitudes towards driving on driving behaviour has been highlighted (O'Neill, 1996) but as yet has not been fully investigated. A questionnaire was developed, based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, to elicit factors which might predict older drivers' intentions to drive more or less often. Reliability was demonstrated for the questionnaire, which was completed by 99 older drivers. The results indicated that the majority of older drivers used their car frequently. Two components of the Theory of Planned Behaviour were demonstrated to predict 73% of the variance in driving behaviour, namely, perceived behavioural control and attitude towards driving. Those drivers who perceived more positive outcomes for driving and less negative outcomes were likely to intend driving more often. Also those drivers with higher levels of perceived behavioural control were likely to intend to drive more often. A self-report measure of actual driving behaviour two to three months later, suggested that behavioural intention was highly related to subsequent driving behaviour. Methodological issues, future research and clinical implications of the findings are discussed. In particular, interventions based on attitude change and problem solving to decrease perceived dependency on the car, may facilitate the process of giving up driving.
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Zhao, Chenxu. "Exploring kitchen preparation food wastage in Chinese hotels using the Theory of Planned Behaviour." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2019. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2233.
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As effect on the environment, society and economy have been recognised throughout past decades, the damage associated with food waste and loss behaviour is becoming more prevalent globally. How and the extent to which food supply chain sectors (i.e. those sectors more likely to generate food waste) voluntarily generate food waste comprise an area of concern among the public and scholars. In China, major problems around food waste have arisen due to third industry growth. Environmental sustainability and social responsibility are no longer international obligations, but instead a domestic demand for China. This study will enhance understanding of a significant food waste issue in arguably the world’s most vibrant hospitality industry.
This thesis contributes to the literature in several ways. First, this research was undertaken to uncover the types and extent of food waste across the food supply chain, namely agriculture, postharvest, processing, distribution, and consumption. This study focuses primarily on food wastage associated with food consumption in the hospitality industry. In previous studies, food wastage behaviour and prevention household food waste, were examined using the theory of planned behaviour; therefore, this theory was applied in the present study to examine customers’ behaviour towards food waste. This study identified four predictor variables based on the theory of planned behaviour derived from - respondent interviews: attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control (PBC), and past behaviour.
This study aimed to explore the reasons behind the generation of hospitality food waste during food preparation in China’s hotel restaurants industry. In addition, characteristics of individuals who voluntarily generated food waste in households and the hospitality industry were examined as revealed in prior studies. Thirty interviews were conducted to understand hotel employees’ behavioural beliefs (attitudes), normative beliefs (subjective norms), control beliefs (PBC), and past behaviour towards food waste.
Thirty respondents were selected from different tiers of hotel restaurants, and content-based interviews were conducted in 2018. The theory of planned behaviour was applied as a framework to reveal individuals’ rationale behind food wastage. To accomplish the aim of this study, descriptive statistics were used to determine the types, extent, and reasons behind food preparation waste.
Findings related to food wastage indicated that although kitchen employees occasionally generated unavoidable food preparation wastage due to kitchen standards and managers’ orders, food waste was also generated relatively easily for other reasons. Chinese hospitality restaurants were found to be more likely to overlook environmental sustainability. An analysis of food preparation wastage revealed that most predictor variables from the theory of planned behaviour could explain why food waste is generated in the hospitality industry. Findings suggested that employees’ rational attitudes, the moral perspective, and reuse and recycling applications were major reasons behind food wastage generated in the kitchen preparation stage. Furthermore, managers were found to be significant factors, whereas guests were potentially significant.
Results from interview analysis indicated that individual factors in food waste generation were slightly more significant than kitchen processing standards defined by kitchen managers. Interestingly, all respondents, especially older employees, indicated that emotion was a direct element of food wastage during kitchen preparation processing. If an employee could not control his or her negative emotions, then the amount of food waste generated increased. In addition, less professionalism, lack of daily purchase plan, heavy workload, poor ingredient quality, individuals’ ethical standards and incorrect processing methods were identifies as the most significant predictors of employees’ behaviour.
On the basis of the theory of planned behaviour, several individual factors that caused food waste in Chinese hospitality restaurant industry were analyzed. Predictor variables appeared to exert similar environmental and social influences across industries.
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Davies, Janette. "A test of multi-attribute models in the context of recycling behaviour." Thesis, Keele University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341307.
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Humans, through their actions, are both the victims and the cause of many environmental problems. The importance of attaining a sustainable future through behavioural rather than technical solutions to the environment crises is widely recognised. The aim of this study was to test multi-attribute models in the context of recycling behaviour. The Cotswold District Council facilitated this by providing the opportunity to monitor recycling behaviour, objectively and unobtrusively, without signaling in any way a connection to the prior intention measurement phase. The research process was multifaceted utilising both qualitative and quantitative research. The qualitative study consisted of interviews which clarified how and why individuals recycle. The empirical research tested the models using appropriate multivariate statistics. The findings show that a serious limitation of the models tested is that they concentrate on the alleged mental antecedents of behaviour rather than on the behaviour itself. The predictive value of research that utilises these models as their theoretical foundation is limited by the serious omission of behavioural choice. This thesis contributes to the enhancement of knowledge of the multi-attribute models tested. It develops a new model of attitudes and behaviour choice that forms the basis of a predictive model of recycling behaviour. It concludes by contributing significantly to the development of strategic programmes aimed at maximising sustainable recycling behaviour, through public participation and individual responsibility.
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Haktanir, Gulcin. "Prediction Of Safety-related Behaviour Among Turkish Nurses: An Application Of Theory Of Planned Behaviour And Effects Of Safety Climate Perceptions." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613257/index.pdf.
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The aim of the present study was to examine both the individual and organizational level factors contributing to the safety related behaviours of nurses.
Effects of the individual level factors on safety behaviour of nurses were analyzed within the theoretical framework of Ajzen&rsquos (1991) Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and effects of the organizational level factors were analyzed through safety climate perceptions of the nurses. Data were collected from nurses (N=274) of two different private hospitals located in Ankara and their first line supervisors (N=34).Participants filled out the questionnaires including scales of TPB (i.e., subjective norm, attitude toward the behaviour, perceived behavioural control, and intention), safety climate perceptions and compliance to Standard Safety Precautions. The outcome variable was the compliance to the Standard Safety Precautions as rated by the first line supervisors of the nurses. Subjective norm was found to be the only significant predictor of the nurses&rsquo
intention to adhere to the Standard Safety Precautions. Contrary to the hypothesized relationships, intention and perceived behavioural control did not contribute significantly to the prediction of safety behaviour rated by the first line supervisors. Furthermore, teamwork dimension of safety climate perceptions was found to be the only significant predictor of compliance to the Standard Safety Precautions. The results are discussed with practical implications of the findings.Contributions of the study are presented followed by the limitations and some future research suggestions.
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Hader, Khaled Farag Imhemed. "Influencing attitudes, changing behaviours and embedding a pro-sustainability mindset in the workplace : an innovation diffusion approach to persuasive communications." Thesis, University of Derby, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/622838.
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Although several sustainability implementation frameworks have been proposed, researchers have not yet proposed theories or models to help organisations speed up the rate of sustainability diffusion and narrow the gap between what is known and what is put into use. This study sought to fill this gap by proposing a sustainability diffusion model. The model was developed from an exhaustive review of the corresponding literature. It uses Rogers' (1962) diffusion of innovations theory and Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behaviour as a theoretical foundation. The model was tested and its structural architecture was validated in three different sustainability contexts; namely, duplex printing in UK universities; sustainable computing in service-based businesses; and sustainability culture in UK universities. The primary data was analysed statistically using SPSS, and structural equation modelling (SEM) in particular was used to validate the structural architecture of the proposed model. The SEM results indicate that the structural architecture of the theory of planned behaviour is well-founded. All the hypotheses that underline the theory's paths were supported. In contrast, the structural architecture of the diffusion of innovations theory was weakly supported. Some of the paths were rejected in at least two occasions. For example, the relationship between pro-sustainability knowledge and attitude was neither statistically significant nor directional. Moreover, several components of the 'verified' model turned out to be statistically insignificant or were rejected altogether. These were knowledge, perceived self interest, perceived persuader legitimacy, perceived consequences, perceived argument quality, trialability and perceived source credibility. Accordingly, once these constructs were removed and the model was restructured in accordance with the results of SEM analysis, an entirely new version of the 'sustainability diffusion model' emerged (See Figure IX-2). The architecture of the new model suggests that in order to speed up the rate of sustainability diffusion, change agents must emphasise the relative advantage, compatibility, subjective norm and the urgency of the pro-sustainability initiative under implementation and de-emphasise any complexities or risks associated with its operationalisation. Unexpectedly, the new version of the proposed model relies more on Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behaviour as a theoretical foundation than on Rogers' (1983) innovation-decision process model. In other words, the new model maintained almost all the features of the theory of planned behaviour, but it only absorbed some, but not all, of the components of Rogers' innovation-decision process model. Nevertheless, the new model maintained its holistic nature. It still takes into account both the person-specific and innovation-specific factors that influence the diffusion, adoption and actualisation of pro-sustainability behaviours/initiatives.
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Abdul, Hanan Suhaila. "An application of an extended theory of planned behaviour to understand drivers' compliance with the school zones speed limit in Australia and Malaysia." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72899/2/Suhaila_Abdul_Hanan_Thesis.pdf.
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This research investigated individual and situational factors that influence driver compliance with the school zones speed limit in Australia and Malaysia. Despite all the countermeasures implemented in these two countries, driver compliance with the speed limit in school zones is still poor.
The findings of the research provided support for the application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to understand and therefore influence drivers' intention to comply with the school zones speed limit in both Australia and Malaysia. The research also revealed that mindfulness, a construct rarely used in road safety before, directly influenced Australian drivers' intention to comply, while habit influenced intention to comply in Malaysia. The research raised important theoretical and cross-cultural issues for future research and highlighted the need to increase the visibility of school zones with the use of more noticeable traffic control devices.
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Lewis, Cindy. "Examining the influence of behavioural attitudes and burnout on the help-seeking behaviour of Australian fly-in/ fly-out workers using a theory of planned behaviour framework." Thesis, Lewis, Cindy (2019) Examining the influence of behavioural attitudes and burnout on the help-seeking behaviour of Australian fly-in/ fly-out workers using a theory of planned behaviour framework. Masters by Coursework thesis, Murdoch University, 2019. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/60737/.
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Fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) work has become a primary way of getting work done in the Australian resources sector. Research has shown that FIFO workers experience a disproportionately high rate of mental health problems compared to the general population. Psychological burnout is widely reported in the healthcare industry, but less thoroughly investigated in FIFO workers. Despite the widespread mental health problems, support services are often under-utilised. This study utilised the well-established Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) Framework to explore its utility for examining help-seeking behaviour in this context. The study also sought to determine whether psychological burnout itself is a moderating factor in the cognitive processes people engage in when making decisions. The study used an anonymous survey to collect self-report data. Participants were recruited through a social media campaign and the final sample comprised of N= 105, which was 67.6% male. Overall, the results of the study suggested that psychological burnout is an observable complaint in the FIFO workforce. The results also indicated that burnout does not have a moderating effect on behavioural attitudes and intentions; instead, the perceptions of others’ opinions about behaviour, rather than one’s attitude is the most prominent obstacle to seeking help among FIFO workers.
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Wallén, Warner Henriette. "Factors Influencing Drivers' Speeding Behaviour." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Psychology, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-7308.
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Every year many people all over the world are killed and severely injured in road traffic accidents. Even though driving too fast is a behaviour well known to contribute to both the number and the outcome of these accidents, drivers are still speeding. The general aim of this thesis, and its five empirical studies, is therefore to further the knowledge about drivers speeding behaviour by using the theory of planned behaviour and the model underpinning the driver behaviour questionnaire as frames of reference. The behavioural data used is obtained from field trials with intelligent speed adaptation and the speed reducing potential of this system is also examined. The results show that attitude towards exceeding the speed limits, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control and moral norm from the theory of planned behaviour, but also violations and inattention errors from the model underpinning the driver behaviour questionnaire, can be used to predict drivers’ everyday speeding behaviour. These two models can also be combined in order to gain further knowledge about the causes of speeding. Identification of drivers’ beliefs about exceeding the speed limits gives further insight into the underlying cognitive foundation of their attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control. This provides valuable information for future design of speed reducing measures. Regarding intelligent speed adaptation, the results show that the ISA speed-warning device greatly reduces the amount of time drivers spend above the speed limits, and to some extent also reduces their mean speeds, but that this effect decreases with time. Although the drivers are not totally satisfied with the experience of the ISA speed-warning device, they like the idea and can see its usefulness. As the device tested is a first generation ISA speed-warning device, further research has the potential to greatly improve the system.
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Nocella, Giuseppe. "Farm Animal Welfare in Europe: Exploring the Impact of Planned Behaviour on Consumer Choice Models." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485863.
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Despite the existence of the far-reaching literature on the problem of measuring animal welfare from both a scientific and a philosophical perspective, there are still few studies which aim at tackling its economic aspects. In this thesis, consumers' willingness to pay and heterogeneity of preferences for certified animal-friendly products were estimated by employing contingent valuation and choice modelling methods. However, since farm animal welfare is an emotional topic which can affect consumers purchasing decisions through aspects involving psychological components, it was decided to explore this hypothesis combining the theory of planned behaviour with stated choice methods. To reach this objective a survey was developed with the use of information tc!chnology which allowed us to administer the questionnaire both via web in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK and via telephone only in Italy. Information technology was adopted to satisfy specific research needs to reach the objective of this thesis such as the implementation of a budget approach to estimate willingness to pay, randomization of qUt:stionnaires to discern between omnivores and vegetarians, randomization of bids for eliciting monetary values, etc. Findings show interesting differences between Northern and Southern European countries as regards trust towards stakeholders operating along the animal-friendly food chain and other theoretical psychological constructs. Respondents are on the average willing to pay £7.00 on their weekly expenditure for certified animalfriendly products, and components of planned behaviour play a role both in willingness to pay for certified animal-friendly products and in determining heterogeneity of preferences. Thus it appears that the marriage between psychology and economics can open up new avenues of research not only for willingness to pay and preferences for certified products respecting FAW but also to other food choice contexts.
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Davis, Karen E. "Adherence to a chronic pain management regimen : an application of the theory of planned behaviour." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/26432.
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This study assesses the utility of Ajzen's (1988) Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) in predicting adherence to drug reduction plans in chronic pain patients. At the beginning of a ten week pain management programme, 40 participants expressed their attitudes, subjective norms, perceived control and intentions with respect to drug reduction. A measure of self-efficacy was also used. Twentynine participants opted to work on drug reduction plans and data on adherence and drug reduction was collected throughout the programme and at 1 and 18 month follow-up. Questionnaires were re-administered following pain management intervention to assess whether changes in attitudes and self-efficacy had occurred. Partial support was obtained for the TPB. Attitudes and subjective norms were found to predict intention to reduce and attitudes and, surprisingly, negative intention were found to predict actual drug reduction. The model was unable to explain any of the variance in adherence. It was suggested that this was due to the patient-controlled nature of drug reduction becoming confounded with adherence. More support was obtained for the Self-Efficacy Theory, with this variable predicting adherence, drug reduction and maintenance. Increases in self-efficacy were observed over the course of the programme with perceived barriers being the only TPB variable to change over treatment. Return rates of 100% and 79% were achieved at 1 and 18 month follow-up respectively. Follow-up at 18 months revealed some relapse in drug intake and self-efficacy but not back to pre-treatment levels. No relationship was found between nonadherence to plans and relapse in drug reduction posttreatment. Participants fell into 3 groups: 24% made no progress after intending to reduce, 38% made progress but then relapsed to varying extents and 28% made progress and did not relapse. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.