Village and Development

Village and Development

Investigating the Rural Women's Environmental Behavior in Halilrood Watershed Area of Jiroft County of Iran Using Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Amir NAEIMI 1
Rezvan MEHNI RAFTAR 2
Seyyed Mohammad Javad SOBHANI 3
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Extension, Communication and Rural Development, University of Zanjan. Zanjan, Iran
2 MSc. Student in Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Zanjan. Zanjan, Iran
3 PhD in Agricultural Extension and Education, Iran
10.30490/rvt.2018.81730
Abstract
Environmental pollution, destruction and overuse of natural resources come mostly from inappropriate human behaviors. The role of women in protecting the environment is considered as a critical contribution to conservation of natural resources. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the environmental behavior of rural women in Halilrood watershed area of Jiroft County in Kerman province of Iran using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in 2017. This survey research was conducted in a descriptive method. Accessible statistical population included rural women of the studied area (N=1288). Sample size was determined via Krejcie and Morgan table (n=297). Sampling was done in a proportional stratified random sampling method. The research instrument was a questionnaire, the validity and reliability of which were confirmed. Study results showed that there was a positive and significant (p≤0.01) relationship between antecedent variables including environmental attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control (PBC) and mediator variable (environmental intention); also, there was a positive and significant (p≤0.01) relationship between the environmental intention and the rural women's behavior. Therefore, antecedent variables could explain 63 percent of variations in the rural women’s behavior by environmental intention
Keywords
Environment Conservation
Rural Women
Environmentally Friendly Behaviors
Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)
Jiroft (County)
Subjects
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