نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The amount of agricultural and horticultural product waste in third world countries is higher than in industrialized countries, so the increasing trend of waste has become one of the serious challenges for developing countries. The present study aimed to model grape waste management behavior using a combination of social exchange theory and environmentally responsible behavior. The statistical population of the study was 1105 vine growers in Sarpolzahab County, of which 285 were selected using stratified random sampling with proportional assignment based on the Krejci and Morgan table. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed using cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability. The overall reliability of the questionnaire was 0.81. The validity of the questionnaire was also confirmed using convergent validity. Data analysis was performed using SPSS and Smart-PLS software.Based on the findings, the tendency towards waste management behavior among vine growers was above the average level and the tendency towards behavior was at a more appropriate level than waste management behavior. Based on the results of structural equation modeling, the variables of practical skill, knowledge of action strategy, knowledge about the +problem, locus of control, satisfaction, attitude and personal responsibility explained 0.88 of the variance of the tendency towards behavior variable, with the greatest effect related to the variable of personal responsibility (0.36) and knowledge of action strategy (0.24).Also, two variables of tendency to behavior and situational factors explained 0.60 of the variance of the waste management behavior variable. It is suggested that in order to improve waste management behavior among vine growers, the most attention should be paid to promoting individual responsibility and increasing their knowledge of action strategies.
کلیدواژهها English