Dijkstra, Olena (2023) The Role of Instrumental, Symbolic, and Environmental Attributes and Perceived Behavioral Control in the Intention to Stop Driving to Work. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Even though cars serve societal needs, they contribute to climate change and traffic congestion. That is why car use has to be decreased, for example when going to work. The intention to adopt sustainable behaviors has been explained by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Instrumental, Symbolic, and Environmental Attributes model (ISE-model), but not all studies have been unanimous about their predictive value. Therefore, the current study investigates whether the ISE-model and perceived behavioral control (PBC) from the TPB are significant predictors of the intention to stop driving to work. It was expected that instrumental, symbolic, and environmental attributes and PBC would positively predict the intention to stop driving to work. Moreover, a moderation of symbolic attributes on the relationship between PBC and the intention to stop driving to work was expected. A self-report questionnaire was used in a correlational design among people living in the Netherlands, which resulted in data analysis of 133 participants. The multiple regression analysis indicated a significant positive effect of symbolic attributes and PBC on the intention to stop driving to work. Also, the moderation effect of symbolic attributes on the relationship between PBC and the intention to stop driving to work was significant. There was no significance of instrumental and environmental attributes on the intention to stop driving to work. These findings suggest that policies should aim for high evaluations of symbolic attributes as well as people’s perceived ability to change their behavior in order for people to stop driving to work.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lohmeyer, M. and Veldstra, J.L. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2023 10:24 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2023 10:24 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2419 |
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