Integrative model of behavioural intention: the influence of environmental concern and condition factors on food waste separation

Abstract

Purpose

This paper positions environmental concern as the antecedent of attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control. It also sets to expand the theory of planned behaviour by including two condition factors: favourable situation and facility availability on the intention to separate food waste at source.

Design/methodology/approach

The study collects data by using self-administered questionnaires on 682 respondents in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling is employed to test the conceptual model and the proposed hypotheses.

Findings

The results show that environmental concern positively influences attitude and subjective norms, which, in turn, influences food waste separation intention. Favourable situation and facility availability are found to influence the separation intention.

Originality/value

This study is one of the earliest studies to investigate residents’ intention to participate in food waste separation at a source that employs the expanded theory of planned behaviour with environmental concern and condition factors.

Citation

Ng, P.Y., Ho, P.-L. and Sia, J.K.-M. (2021), "Integrative model of behavioural intention: the influence of environmental concern and condition factors on food waste separation", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 631-645. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-06-2020-0128