A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of implementation intentions for pro-environmental behavior adoption

IF 10.9 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Sustainable Production and Consumption Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI:10.1016/j.spc.2025.02.004

Isabel Carrero , Carmen Valor , Raquel Redondo , Irene Vilà

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Abstract

Many studies have indicated the difficulties that motivated consumers encounter to effectively carry out their intentions to behave sustainably. Goal planning, such as the formulation of implementation intentions, may be effective in facilitating the performance of sustainable actions. However, because past studies have produced mixed results, we do not know under which conditions goal planning is more effective for sustainable behavior adoption. Drawing from goal planning theories, we propose a comprehensive conceptual framework to explain the plausible moderators of the effectiveness of implementation intentions. We test this framework with a random-effects meta-analysis of the existing evidence (k = 31; N = 10,466) to estimate the overall effect of implementation intentions on the adoption of sustainable behavior. The findings show that implementation intentions have an overall large effect (d = 0.781), and moderate when only experimental studies are considered (d = 0.473). Implementation intentions are more effective for sustainable behaviors that require more effort, time or money and when individuals can adapt their plans to their circumstances. The conclusions of this study are relevant for improving both future research and the application of implementation intentions to scale up sustainable behavior adoption.

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实施意向对亲环境行为采纳有效性的元分析

许多研究表明，有动机的消费者在有效地执行其可持续行为的意图时遇到的困难。目标规划，例如制定执行意图，可能有效地促进可持续行动的执行。然而，由于过去的研究产生了复杂的结果，我们不知道在哪些条件下目标规划对可持续行为的采用更有效。从目标规划理论出发，我们提出了一个全面的概念框架来解释实施意图有效性的合理调节因子。我们对现有证据进行随机效应荟萃分析(k = 31；N = 10466)来估计实施意图对采用可持续行为的总体影响。研究结果表明，实施意图总体上具有较大的影响（d = 0.781），仅考虑实验研究时影响较小（d = 0.473）。对于需要更多努力、时间或金钱的可持续行为，以及当个人能够根据自己的情况调整自己的计划时，实施意图更有效。本研究的结论对于改进未来的研究和应用实施意图来扩大可持续行为的采用具有重要意义。

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Sustainable Production and Consumption Environmental Science-Environmental Engineering

CiteScore

17.40

自引率

7.40%

发文量

389

审稿时长

13 days

期刊介绍： Sustainable production and consumption refers to the production and utilization of goods and services in a way that benefits society, is economically viable, and has minimal environmental impact throughout its entire lifespan. Our journal is dedicated to publishing top-notch interdisciplinary research and practical studies in this emerging field. We take a distinctive approach by examining the interplay between technology, consumption patterns, and policy to identify sustainable solutions for both production and consumption systems.