Determinants of environmental behavior : the effect of social context

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dc.contributor.advisorRai, Varun
dc.contributor.advisorBixler, R. Patrick (Richard Patrick)
dc.creatorAtshan, Samer
dc.creator.orcid0000-0001-9091-3695
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-23T20:18:27Z
dc.date.available2018-07-23T20:18:27Z
dc.date.created2018-05
dc.date.issued2018-05-04
dc.date.submittedMay 2018
dc.date.updated2018-07-23T20:18:27Z
dc.description.abstractIndividual behavior plays a significant role in the use of natural resources and the promulgation of environmental degradation. Environmentally-responsible behavior constitutes practices that generally contribute to environmental well-being. Models that explain why individuals act in an environmentally-responsible way have seen success, but few of them incorporate the effect of the social context of the decision. The objective of this thesis is to investigate some causal pathways through which social capital affects environmentally-responsible behavior. By building on previous models, this thesis conceptualizes a path model that explores the impacts of community participation, social trust, and strong relationships on behaviors such as commuting, environmental boycotting, and behavior on Ozone Action Days. The model also includes environmental concern and internal locus of control as mediating variables between social capital and these environmental behaviors. Structural equation modeling is used to explore associations. Results show that there are valid relationships between social capital and some of the behaviors.
dc.description.departmentPublic Affairs
dc.description.departmentEnergy and Earth Resources
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2NP1X25Q
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/65739
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectEnvironmentally-responsible behavior
dc.subjectEnvironmental concern
dc.subjectLocus of control
dc.subjectSocial capital
dc.subjectSocial trust
dc.subjectStructural equation modeling
dc.subjectSocial nudges
dc.subjectEnvironmental behavior
dc.subjectSocial context
dc.subjectCommuting
dc.subjectEnvironmental boycotting
dc.subjectOzone Action Days
dc.titleDeterminants of environmental behavior : the effect of social context
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentPublic Affairs
thesis.degree.departmentEnergy and Earth Resources
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Affairs
thesis.degree.disciplineEnergy and Earth Resources
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Affairs
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Energy and Earth Resources

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