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  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,828 Views
27 Pages

23 May 2025

With the increasing amount of attention paid to sustainable tourism, balancing tourism growth with ecosystem conservation has become critical. As one of the most concentrated forms of tourism, island tourism is subject to distinct ecological pressure...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecotourism as a Catalyst for Environmental Conservation: Balancing Tourism and Ecosystem Preservation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,711 Views
17 Pages

High-quality biosecurity practices are critical to restarting international tourism. Effective market segmentation improves the communication and efficacy of health advice. Travel frequency is an important basis for health-related consumer segmentati...

(This article belongs to the Collection COVID-19 Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
134 Citations
24,131 Views
18 Pages

22 September 2017

This study has adopted and refined Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior, theory of reasoned action, and the value–belief–norm theory by Stern et al. to investigate the effects of normative beliefs, attitudes, and social norms on pro-environmental behav...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Waste, Space, and Place)
  • Article
  • Open Access
672 Views
20 Pages

Understanding the Food Waste Reduction Intentions of Consumers in Turkiye Through the Value–Attitude–Behavior Framework

  • Şaziye Ecem Örkü,
  • Merve Nur Uçak,
  • Elif Şahin,
  • Ece Öneş and ,
  • Meryem Kahrıman,
  • Cansu Gençalp,
  • Murat Baş and
  • Perim Fatma Türker
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

12 June 2026

Food loss and waste are a major global problem as reflected in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12. Households constitute the primary source of food waste worldwide. The development of effective solutions depends on a comprehensive und...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Loss and Waste: Impact, Measurement, and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
10,045 Views
21 Pages

29 January 2023

With the current rapid economic development, restaurant practitioners need to pay attention to the issue of how fine-dining restaurants can achieve sustainable operations in the presence of fierce competition. Fine-dining restaurants have gradually b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,102 Views
21 Pages

13 October 2023

With tremendous technological advancements, traditional retailing has progressively been transformed into an omnichannel retail environment. While making an appeal to the behavioral reasoning theory, this paper explicates consumers’ (hedonic an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,238 Views
22 Pages

Examining the Role of Organizational Culture on Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Effects of Environmental Knowledge and Attitude Toward Energy Savings

  • Luis J. Camacho,
  • Alpheaus Litheko,
  • Michael Pasco,
  • Susan R. Butac and ,
  • Patricio Ramírez-Correa,
  • Cristian Salazar-Concha and
  • Celine Paula T. Magnait
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

28 August 2024

Workplace energy conservation is vital for sustainability, as it reduces environmental harm, lowers greenhouse gas emissions, and conserves natural resources. Such procedures lead to significant financial savings, adherence to environmental standards...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,591 Views
32 Pages

From Values to Action: An Integrative Explanatory Framework for Insect Conservation Intentions and Behavior

  • Geanina Magdalena Sitar,
  • Ivana Ostřanská Spitzer,
  • Lukas Spitzer,
  • Claudia Marian and ,
  • Iulia Francesca Pop,
  • Cristian Sitar and
  • Alina Simona Rusu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

15 December 2025

Insects constitute a vital component of terrestrial ecosystems, yet their ongoing global decline underscores the urgency of identifying the factors that facilitate or hinder public engagement in their conservation. This study identifies the key psych...

(This article belongs to the Collection Cultural Entomology: Our Love-hate Relationship with Insects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
78 Citations
10,597 Views
16 Pages

24 November 2019

This study applies the theory of planned behavior and value–attitude–behavior hierarchy model to examine the influence of green product consumption values on the green product buying attitude and green product purchase behavior. Additiona...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
79 Citations
16,698 Views
28 Pages

4 August 2014

Recent studies have begun to bridge the gap between general and workplace pro-environmental behavior by adapting specific existing behavioral models to the workplace environment. This conceptual article proposes a different approach by synthesizing t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
692 Views
19 Pages

Investigating the Mediating Role of Environmental Attitudes in Shaping Pro-Environmental Behavior

  • Shruthi V. Shetty,
  • Smitha Nayak,
  • Giridhar B. Kamath,
  • Sheryl V. I. De Araujo and
  • Raveendra K. Rao

29 June 2026

Drawing on the Value–Attitude–Behavior framework, this study aims to investigate the relationship between environmental values and pro-environmental behavior and the mediating role of environmental attitudes in this relationship among Gen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,563 Views
18 Pages

10 January 2025

The increasing popularity of social media and the growth of gourmet food culture have elevated molecular gastronomy as a unique dining experience that enhances consumers’ perceptions of value through innovative food presentation and sensory mar...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Decoding Consumer Choices: Exploring the Complexities of Decision-Making in the Modern Marketplace)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,695 Views
15 Pages

Exploring the Sustainability of Upcycled Foods: An Analysis of Consumer Behavior in Taiwan

  • Min-Yen Chang,
  • Kung-Ling Lai,
  • I-Kai Lin,
  • Ching-Tzu Chao and
  • Han-Shen Chen

31 July 2024

Given the urgent climate change and food security challenges, upcycled food products are crucial for sustainable food production and waste management. This study investigates Taiwanese consumer behavior towards upcycled foods using the value–at...

(This article belongs to the Section Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,516 Views
25 Pages

16 October 2025

Plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) are gaining momentum in response to rising demand for sustainable and healthier diets. Drawing on an integrated framework combining the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Value–Attitude–Behavior...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evaluation of Food Safety Performance)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,438 Views
17 Pages

10 February 2026

Digital detox has emerged as a response to the growing intensity of social media use among young adults. This study examines digital detox intention among Indonesian Generation Z by situating disengagement from social media within social and informat...

(This article belongs to the Section The Social Nature of Health and Well-Being)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,319 Views
26 Pages

Factors Influencing Rail Service Passenger Loyalty Among Older Thai Adults

  • Ratchaphong Lieophairot,
  • Nuttawut Rojniruttikul and
  • Singha Chaveesuk

13 September 2025

This study investigates the drivers of older adult loyalty (OAL) in Thailand’s rail passenger transport sector. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), data from 625 older rail passengers were analyzed to examine the direct and indirect pathw...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
13,779 Views
17 Pages

26 July 2024

The overconsumption of clothing has detrimental impacts on society and the environment. For consumers, reducing consumption is complicated by the vital role that clothing plays in individual expression. This study examined the influence of personal v...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,319 Views
23 Pages

29 September 2023

Adult children accompanying their parents on trips is a particular form of family tourism. During family travel, adult children assume two roles: as tourists, they pursue personal hedonic experiences, while as children, they also bear the responsibil...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development: A Current Research Area)
  • Article
  • Open Access
179 Views
24 Pages

16 October 2026

Flexitarian meals were operationalized in this study as a heterogeneous set of meal-level options within a flexible meat-reduction context rather than as a standardized product category. Drawing on complementary perspectives informed by Innovation Re...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensory and Consumer Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,498 Views
18 Pages

21 January 2026

This study explores the factors that influence Gen Z consumers’ green purchasing behavior, addressing a gap in current research by combining the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Theory of Consumption Values, and Generational Theory, and applying...

  • Article
  • Open Access
72 Citations
16,695 Views
20 Pages

This study developed a model that examined the relationship between undergraduate students’ beliefs, norms and pro-environment behavioral intentions in the context of global climate change (GCC). The model was further evaluated to determine whether l...

(This article belongs to the Section Global Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
492 Views
21 Pages

16 July 2026

Digital agricultural technologies can support the living conservation and sustainable development of agricultural heritage sites, but farmers’ adoption behavior in these contexts remains underexplored. This study examines the endogenous drivers...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cultural Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
8,813 Views
21 Pages

Tourists have been attracted to world heritage sites (WHSs) by their Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). In view of the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) framework and the theory of attitude and behavior, by employing 563 tourist samples from Mount S...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Ecology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,673 Views
15 Pages

8 July 2023

According to attitude–behavior theory, the emotions generated by tourists’ travel experiences can influence their subsequent behavioral intentions. This quantitative study analyzed 398 survey questionnaires using a structural equation mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,357 Views
25 Pages

This study integrates the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Theory of Consumption Values through a mixed-methods approach (structured interview and structural equation model) to investigate cross-platform disposal behaviors for idle clothing on soci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,368 Views
14 Pages

20 October 2021

The economy has suffered unprecedentedly during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the shared accommodation sector. This study aims to discover the pandemic consumer behavior model for the recovery of the sector as well as investigate the economic resi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Post COVID-19: Sustainable Strategic Management and Consumer Behavior in the Hospitality/Tourism Industry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
18,345 Views
18 Pages

30 January 2023

Minimalism is a promising approach that supports consumers’ shift towards sustainable behaviors, with the perks of increasing emotional well-being. To understand which socio-psychological factors and intrinsic values determine the adoption of a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical and Statistical Modeling of Socio-Economic Behavior)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,571 Views
18 Pages

25 November 2024

Accompanied by the flourishing development of China’s prepared dishes industry, understanding consumer purchasing decisions helps companies clarify market needs and expectations. This study analyzed consumers’ willingness to purchase prep...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensory and Consumer Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
948 Views
19 Pages

29 March 2026

While environmental awareness is crucial for ecological governance, its sociocultural foundations across different macro-institutional contexts remain underexplored. This study compares the sociocultural correlates of environmental awareness in China...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Mobility Planning Under the Power of Emotion: Affective Influences on Pro-Environmental Behaviors)
  • Review
  • Open Access
320 Citations
24,566 Views
26 Pages

The Determinants behind the Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles: A Systematic Review

  • Peng Jing,
  • Gang Xu,
  • Yuexia Chen,
  • Yuji Shi and
  • Fengping Zhan

25 February 2020

Excessive dependence on autonomous vehicles (AVs) may exacerbate traffic congestion and increase exhaust emissions in the future. The diffusion of AVs may be significantly affected by the public’s acceptance. A few factors that may affect peopl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Autonomous Vehicles: Future of Transportation Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
195 Citations
36,828 Views
19 Pages

10 September 2020

The purpose of this study is to integrate the theoretical base of green purchasing by using the signaling theory approach to green marketing. Since previous studies do not combine relevant factors from the perspective of Signaling Theory and Attitude...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,523 Views
22 Pages

Explaining Sex Differences in Motorcyclist Riding Behavior: An Application of Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling

  • Savalee Uttra,
  • Napat Laddawan,
  • Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha and
  • Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao

Road accidents are caused by humans, vehicles, and road environments. Human attitudes affect behavioral changes and can lead to unsafe riding behavior. The sex of an individual is a key factor that affects their riding behavior. We aimed to use struc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Driving Behaviors and Road Safety)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,336 Views
17 Pages

25 November 2025

Despite Türkiye’s high agricultural potential, consumer interest in organic foods remains limited. Understanding the motivations of Turkish consumers who prefer organic foods is crucial for expanding the domestic organic market. This resea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,300 Views
16 Pages

This study investigates the relationship between materialism and pro-environmental behavior, focusing on the moderating role of narcissism in the attitude–behavior gap. A mixed-method research design was employed, combining a preference-based c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
74 Citations
10,883 Views
21 Pages

The Integrated Role of Personal Values and Theory of Planned Behavior to Form a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Intention

  • Nosheena Yasir,
  • Nasir Mahmood,
  • Hafiz Shakir Mehmood,
  • Osama Rashid and
  • An Liren

18 August 2021

Intentions have been described as a key driver of sustainable entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and eventually activity. As a result of this study, interest may increase in entrepreneurship intentions across numerous entrepreneurial levels and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Corporate Sustainability: Innovative Management and Accounting Tools)
  • Hypothesis
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,736 Views
15 Pages

Modeling the Antecedents of Green Consumption Values to Promote the Green Attitude

  • Umar Nawaz Kayani,
  • Anamul Haque,
  • Umme Kulsum,
  • Nishat Taslin Mohona and
  • Fakhrul Hasan

31 August 2023

The use of organic food is of paramount importance in ensuring the safety of our food supply and safeguarding the well-being of people worldwide. This study aims to add to existing knowledge about family perceptions toward organic food consumption, s...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,115 Views
23 Pages

28 May 2025

This study investigates the determinants of eco-buying behavior by drawing from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and considering green consumption values and prosocial attitudes. Using a cross-sectional survey of 436 adults in the UK and employin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
9,506 Views
14 Pages

14 January 2021

The purpose of this study was to examine the purchase intention of innovative new product (e.g., Galaxy Fold) by integrating behavioral reasoning theory (BRT) to the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and theory of planned behavior (TPB) to test the rel...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Business Model Innovation for Corporate Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,211 Views
15 Pages

15 April 2021

The current study sought to extend the literature on antecedents of the green behavioral intentions of hotel guests in a developing country context. Building on the theory of planned behavior and moral norm-activation theory, antecedents of the green...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,886 Views
15 Pages

23 January 2025

This study explores the relationship between forest culture (FC) and sustainable consumption by applying the means-end chain (MEC) theory. Compared with general products, FC products are consumed from a value consumption perspective, and their benefi...

(This article belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,595 Views
21 Pages

18 November 2025

This study examines the interrelations among the perception of Gen Z towards tourism’s negative environmental impacts, adoption intentions of eco-friendly travel apps, and attitudes towards the value of these apps, as well as the mediating role...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Transformation in Hospitality and Tourism)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
17,653 Views
15 Pages

26 June 2022

This study extends the theory of planned behavior model and examines the humane factors (altruism, environmental knowledge, personal appearance concerns, attitude, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms) that shape attitudes and buyer beh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Understanding Sustainable Human Resource Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,207 Views
19 Pages

13 March 2022

This study explores the underlying psychological structure of purchasing value-added pulse products. It expands the theory of planned behavior (TPB) model by incorporating an emotional factor and explains consumers’ attitudes and subsequent beh...

(This article belongs to the Topic Applied Sciences in Functional Foods)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
8,620 Views
20 Pages

Research on Risky Driving Behavior of Novice Drivers

  • Longhai Yang,
  • Xiqiao Zhang,
  • Xiaoyan Zhu,
  • Yule Luo and
  • Yi Luo

9 October 2019

Novice drivers have become the main group responsible for traffic accidents because of their lack of experience and relatively weak driving skills. Therefore, it is of great value and significance to study the related problems of the risky driving be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,244 Views
20 Pages

28 January 2026

Marine tourism embodies a sustainability paradox: high economic value coexists with ecological harm. Yet how macro-level policies shape pro-environmental intentions among transient, socially disembedded tourists remains unclear. Integrating instituti...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
55 Citations
14,943 Views
14 Pages

22 September 2023

This study presents a critical literature review on the tourist attitude–behavior gap and intention–behavior gap in sustainable tourism research and proposes future research directions. A systematic review was conducted using preferred re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,006 Views
21 Pages

19 April 2023

In China, an effective form of agricultural organization called an agri-industrialized union (AIU) has been on the rise and is recognized as making a great contribution to rural revitalization. However, individual AIUs appear to be conducted in diffe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,341 Views
27 Pages

26 March 2025

Sustainable development purposes require strong emphasis on green food promotion as an essential component. The decision-making process of Generation X members toward green food consumption creates important effects on both personal health and enviro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Research on Agriculture and Food Systems Landscape towards Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,197 Views
16 Pages

10 March 2025

The objective of this study is to explore the relationships among four key attributes—nutritional value, attitude, repurchase intention, and price fairness—in the context of the cereal product market. Additionally, the research investigat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights into Cereals and Cereal-Based Foods (Volume III))
  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
63 Citations
13,524 Views
26 Pages

4 June 2018

From a previous literature review, there are rare studies that focus on integrating Sustainability Values (SVs), the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) to predict potential travelers&rsqu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Conscious Consumption)

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