| Title: | Environmental beliefs, childhood behavior or habits - which best explains adult pro-environmetal behavior on vacation? |
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| Authors: | ID MacInnes, Sarah (Author)
ID Grün, Bettina (Author)
ID Dolnicar, Sara (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_MacInnes_Sarah_2025.pdf (845,07 KB)
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 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479725016494?via%3Dihub
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FTŠ Turistica - Turistica – College of Tourism Portorož
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| Abstract: | Tourist behaviour contributes significantly to the industry’s environmental burden and, therefore, must change. However, currently dominant environmental belief-based theories of pro-environmental tourist behaviour fail to consistently generate successful behaviour change interventions. Childhood behaviour offers a promising alternative. If childhood behaviour leads to adult habits, childhood may represent a critical time for instilling pro-environmental tourist habits. Using self-report adult habit strength, environmental beliefs, and behaviour across adulthood and childhood, this study reveals that self-reported childhood behaviours are indeed positively associated with adult habits, and such habits explain 41 % of variance of general pro-environmental behaviour in adulthood vacations, compared to 3 % explained by environmental beliefs. For recycling, conserving water and energy, and reducing food waste, results are similar – substantially favouring habits over environmental beliefs. This study points to a potential new approach for tourism professionals to influence tourists’ pro-environmental behaviour – by building habits in childhood, and breaking or reinforcing them in adulthood. |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 10.05.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-5 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 358, article 125673 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUP-22593  |
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| UDC: | 502.1:338.48 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0301-4797 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125673 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 237401859 |
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| Publication date in RUP: | 02.02.2026 |
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