Extending the Theory of Planned Behaviour to investigate the issue of microplastics in the marine environment

Borriello, A; Massey, G; Rose, J

Extending the Theory of Planned Behaviour to investigate the issue of microplastics in the marine environment

Borriello, A

Massey, G

Rose, J

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022, 179, pp. 113689
Issue Date:: 2022-05-19

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dc.contributor.author	Borriello, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7709-041X
dc.contributor.author	Massey, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2044-0957
dc.contributor.author	Rose, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4211-0980
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-02T03:03:25Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-22
dc.date.available	2022-11-02T03:03:25Z
dc.date.issued	2022-05-19
dc.identifier.citation	Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022, 179, pp. 113689
dc.identifier.issn	0025-326X
dc.identifier.issn	1879-3363
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163141
dc.description.abstract	The attention to microplastics and the consequences of its presence in the marine environment is increasing in scientific fields as well as on common media channels. In the absence of regulation in many countries, manufacturers are not required to exclude microplastic from their products, however consumers could force the production in a more sustainable direction with their choices. This study demonstrates the utility of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) in understanding the publics' intention to avoid buying products which contain microplastics. All three TPB antecedents of intentions are important. The study, based on a sample of respondents in NSW (Australia), also reveals respondents' habitual behaviour of avoiding buying products containing microplastics strongly predicts their intended future behaviour. Last, modelling reveals direct and indirect means through which intentions to avoid buying microplastics can be increased, via increased environmental concerns and public knowledge and health concerns about microplastics.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Marine Pollution Bulletin
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113689
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dc.subject.classification	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Consumer Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Intention
dc.subject.mesh	Microplastics
dc.subject.mesh	Plastics
dc.subject.mesh	Plastics
dc.subject.mesh	Intention
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Consumer Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Microplastics
dc.title	Extending the Theory of Planned Behaviour to investigate the issue of microplastics in the marine environment
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	179
utslib.location.activity	England
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Marketing Discipline
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Abstract:

The attention to microplastics and the consequences of its presence in the marine environment is increasing in scientific fields as well as on common media channels. In the absence of regulation in many countries, manufacturers are not required to exclude microplastic from their products, however consumers could force the production in a more sustainable direction with their choices. This study demonstrates the utility of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) in understanding the publics' intention to avoid buying products which contain microplastics. All three TPB antecedents of intentions are important. The study, based on a sample of respondents in NSW (Australia), also reveals respondents' habitual behaviour of avoiding buying products containing microplastics strongly predicts their intended future behaviour. Last, modelling reveals direct and indirect means through which intentions to avoid buying microplastics can be increased, via increased environmental concerns and public knowledge and health concerns about microplastics.

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