Cao, Jian, Qiu, Hongliang and Morrison, Alastair ORCID: 0000-0002-0754-1083 (2023) Self-identity matters: an extended theory of planned behavior to decode tourists’ waste sorting intentions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20:5099. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1661-7827 (Print), 1660-4601 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065099)

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Abstract

Waste sorting is a practical way of handling the garbage and an effective strategy for facilitating sustainable waste management. This research extended the theory of planned behavior (TPB) with self-identity and moral norms to predict waste sorting intentions in a heritage context of tourism. A total of 403 valid self administrated questionnaires were achieved at a heritage destination in China. The results indicated that: (1) TPB variables (i.e., attitudes toward the behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control), self-identity, and moral norms were all directly and positively linked to tourists’ waste sorting intentions, respectively; (2) self-identity indirectly influenced tourists’ waste sorting intentions through the mediation of moral norms; and (3) the integrated model exhibited better predictive utility than any single model. This research contributes to the literature on waste management in the context of tourism by extending TPB with identity and personal normative constructs. It also provides practical implications for destination managers to leverage tourists’ self-identity and moral norms for sustainable management.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	theory of planned behavior; identity theory; self-identity; moral norms; tourists’ wastesorting intentions; heritage tourism
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Department of Marketing, Events & Tourism Faculty of Business > Tourism Research Centre
Last Modified:	20 Apr 2023 12:31
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/41355

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