Submissions:2023/Bin, bag and beyond: Exploring students’ waste management and green purchasing behavior using an extended theory of planned behavior model. A predictive model approach.

WikiConference North America 2023 unfortunately could not accommodate this submission in its program this year.

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Title:

Bin, bag and beyond: Exploring students’ waste management and green purchasing behavior using an extended theory of planned behavior model. A predictive model approach.

Theme:

Education, Research / Science / Medicine

Type of session:

Lightning talk

Abstract:

Society is facing environmental deterioration at alarming rates and global scales, and human behaviors remain a root cause of this problem, necessitating a shift towards sustainable lifestyles. This shift places considerable pressure on individuals to reform their behavioral patterns. In Canada, theoretical and practical attention is insufficient toward consumer pro-environmental behavior. Thus, this study aims to explore the determinants of pro-environmental behavior among high school students in Toronto based on the theory of planned behavior, focusing on waste management and green purchasing practices related to plastic. Using mixed methods of qualitative and quantitative research, this study will employ a structural equation model to analyze the quantitative data and a thematic analysis for the qualitative data. This study will provide valuable insights into the factors behind pro-environmental behaviors among students and inform the development of an intervention program. This study will serve as a cornerstone for future research on environmental sustainability and contribute to Sustainable Development Goals.

Author name:

Ghadir Reza Dokht

E-mail address:

ghadir.rezatorontomu.ca

Wikimedia username:

Ghadir Reza

Affiliated organization(s):

Estimated time:

10-15 min

Special requests:

Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?:

yes in the course of research methof

Okay to livestream?

Livestreaming is okay

If your submission is not accepted, would you be open to presenting your topic in another part of the program? (e.g. lightning talk or unconference session)

yes