Extending the theory of planned behavior model to explain people's energy savings and carbon reduction behavioral intentions to mitigate climate change in Taiwan-moral obligation matters

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 1746-1753

  Chen, Mei Fang ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavioral intentions; Climate change; Energy savings and carbon reduction; Moral obligation; Theory of planned behavior (TPB)

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLIMATE MODELS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GLOBAL WARMING;

BEHAVIORAL INTENTION; CARBON REDUCTION; EXPLANATORY POWER; GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGES; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS; SUBJECTIVE NORM; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84938710034     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.043     Document Type: Article

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