Predicting Water Conservation in Communities Around Mountains: Testing the Theory of Planned Behavior and Past Experience Variables.👨‍🏫
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Predicting Water Conservation in Communities Around Mountains: Testing the Theory of Planned Behavior and Past Experience Variables The theory of planned behavior (TPB) plus experience with extreme weather events (EWE) was used to predict water conservation intention and behavior in understudied communities living near glaciers. ...

👉 Many thanks to our team 👏, especially Mark Conner from the University of Leeds.
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👉 In summary, in an understudied population, on a relatively novel behavior we tested the effects of TPB variables plus experience of EWE. Subjective norms, PBC and EWE were shown to be predictive of intentions to engage in water conservation.

👉 A novel aspect of the current research was the testing of EWE as a moderator of relationships between TPB variables as predictors and intentions or behavior as outcomes.

👉 INTERESTING FINDING. EWE significantly moderated the effect of attitude on intention, with attitudes only significantly predicting intention at moderate and higher levels of EWE. TBP + EWE explained 10.2% of the variance in self‐reported water conservation behavior.

👉 The results show that TBP + EWE explained 23.4% of the total variance of the intentions to conserve water (age, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, EWE significant predictors).

👉 The present research tested the power of the TPB in predicting the intention and behavior of water conservation in an understudied population. Furthermore, the role of experience with extreme weather events (EWE) within the TPB was explored both as a main effect on intentions and behavior.

👉 The scarcity of water and water security constitute global challenges, particularly affecting vulnerable countries in South America. Indigenous communities bear the brunt of this issue due to their heightened vulnerability and limited resources to mitigate its effects

New Manuscript: Predicting Water Conservation in Communities Around Mountains: Testing the Theory of Planned Behavior and Past Experience Variables.👨‍🏫
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