Evaluating the Impact and Underlying Mechanisms of Governmental Efficacy on Public Environmental Behavioral Intentions

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10.2991/978-2-38476-553-9_71How to use a DOI?

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theory of planned behavior; efficacy; political; pro-environmental; self-involvement

Abstract

Applying the theory of planned behavior and self-involvement, this study identified the relationship between external governmental efficacy and public-sphere environmental behavioral intentions and explored the underlying mechanism. A total of 560 completed survey questionnaires were collected. The result revealed that external governmental efficacy was directly and indirectly correlated with individual’s public-sphere pro-environmental behaviors through the sense of self-involvement on individual’s attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavior. Both theoretical and practical contribution are discussed.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zhicheng Zhu
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/25
TI  - Evaluating the Impact and Underlying Mechanisms of Governmental Efficacy on Public Environmental Behavioral Intentions
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 4th International Conference on Educational Science and Social Culture (ESSC 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 646
EP  - 659
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-553-9_71
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-553-9_71
ID  - Zhu2026
ER  -