scholarly journals Consumer Perceptions, Attitudes, and Purchase Behavior with Landscape Plants during Real and Perceived Drought Periods

HortScience ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Knuth ◽  
Bridget K. Behe ◽  
Charles R. Hall ◽  
Patricia T. Huddleston ◽  
R. Thomas Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Consumer Perceptions ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Landscape Plants ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

In the coming decades, no natural resource may prove to be more critical to human health and well-being than water. There is abundant evidence that the condition of water resources in many parts of the United States is deteriorating. In some regions of the country, the availability of sufficient water to meet growing domestic uses, and the future sufficiency of water to support the use of landscape plants where we live, work, and play is in doubt. Conservation through water efficiency measures and water management practices may be the best way to help resolve water problems. Yet, consumer perceptions and attitudes and behavior toward water conservation may differ widely, particularly in the presence of drought. This study sought to add to the current horticulture and water conservation literature by exploring consumer attitudes and behavior during real and perceived drought situations, especially in terms of their landscape purchases and gardening/landscaping activities. Study findings could better inform educational programs and marketing strategies, helping to ensure the future demand of Green Industry products and services. With a national sample of 1543 subjects, an online survey tool was used to classify respondents into categories based on whether they accurately perceived if the region in which they lived was experiencing drought. We hypothesized that consumers were heterogeneous in their attitudes and behavior regarding plants and water conservation, depending on their real and perceived drought situations, and that their attitudes affected their behavior regarding plant purchases. Results confirmed this hypothesis. Attitudes and behaviors for those who correctly perceived they were in drought were different from those who correctly perceived they were not in drought, as well as those who incorrectly did not perceive they were in an actual drought.

scholarly journals Garden Consumers' Behavior and Attitudes Toward Woody Plants and Water Conservation in Two Selected Communities

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Andrew R. King ◽  
Marco A. Palma ◽  
Bridget K. Behe ◽  
R. Thomas Fernandez ◽  
Lynnell Sage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
Woody Plant ◽  
The United States ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Green Industry ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Water Issues

Sustainability is one of the most important topics facing today's Green Industry. Consumers are increasingly savvy, but previous studies have shown some misperceptions concerning new terminology in the agricultural lexicon. With the recent focus on water issues in large portions of the United States, water conservation is a facet of sustainability that is at the forefront. Previous research has shown that consumers of ornamental horticulture products value energy-saving production practices over those that conserve water, but that could change as water becomes more of a concern. The objective of this study was to determine the attitudes and behaviors of different consumer segments (based on previous plant purchases) concerning water conservation and to identify patterns for each segment. An in-person survey was administered to 108 participants in East Lansing, MI, and College Station, TX, in May of 2013. Participants were asked to provide demographic information, details about plant and garden supply purchasing history and attitudes and behavior toward water conservation and woody plant production. Eight segments were identified through cluster analysis based on previous plant purchases. Clusters included ‘avid plant purchasers’, ‘tree purchasers’, ‘intermediate plant purchasers’, ‘culinary plant purchasers’, ‘indoor plant purchasers’, ‘flowering perennial purchasers’, ‘herb plant purchasers’ and ‘non-plant purchasers’. Attitudes toward water conservation and woody plant production were relatively homogenous though general patterns did emerge. ‘Avid plant purchasers’ expressed a high level of interest (4.1/5) in woody plants while ‘non-plant purchasers’ were least interested (1.6/5). Attitudes toward water conservation were statistically similar (P ≤ 0.05) among all segments except for ‘culinary plant purchasers’ who expressed greater knowledge (3.4/5) and ‘non-plant purchasers’ who expressed less (2.3/5) than the overall mean (3.0/5).

Temporal Focus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie J. Shipp
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Future ◽  
Behavior Based ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Temporal Focus

Temporal focus is the individual tendency to characteristically think more or less about the past, present, and future. Although originally rooted in early work from psychology, research on temporal focus has been steadily growing in a number of research areas, particularly since Zimbardo and Boyd’s (1999) influential article on the topic. This chapter will review temporal focus research from the past to the present, including how temporal focus has been conceptualized and measured, and which correlates and outcomes have been tested in terms of well-being and behavior. Based on this review, an agenda for research is created to direct temporal focus research in the future.

Understanding Police Recruits’ Attitudes Toward Public Interactions: An Australian Example

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise E. Porter ◽  
Geoffrey P. Alpert
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Police Culture ◽  
Physical Force ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Police Recruits ◽  
Code Of Silence ◽  
Police Attitudes ◽  
Culture Dimensions ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Recent events, particularly in the United States, have highlighted strained police-citizen relations and the importance of citizens viewing police as legitimate and trustworthy. Perceptions of unreasonable police officer conduct, particularly related to demeanor and physical force, are often at the center of public complaints. The present study used survey data to explore the attitudes of 577 Australian police recruits regarding behaving disrespectfully toward, and using force against, citizens. Over all, recruits’ attitudes were positive, likely reflecting present screening processes. However, some variation was evident and predicted by selected police culture dimensions, including cynicism and police authority, as well as officer characteristics and background factors. Further, attitudes more supportive of disrespect and force were, in turn, predictive of the code of silence for such behavior, measured through hypothetical unwillingness to report colleagues’ behavior. The implications for understanding police attitudes are discussed, as well as attempts to reduce negative attitudes and behavior.

Attitudes Toward Driving Safety and Their Modification

1970 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. H. Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
The United States ◽  
Driving Behavior ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Driving Safety ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

This paper reviews and discusses the measurement of attitudes toward traffic safety and the attempts to change these attitudes and related driving behavior. Psychological testing of such attitudes and personality characteristics is fairly well developed and there are some instruments of good reliability and useable validity. Efforts to modify driver attitudes and behavior are inconclusive and only mildly encouraging. Considerable research needs to be done before the attitudes and behavior of drivers can be changed to improve traffic safety in the United States.

scholarly journals Hispanic Older Adult Health & Longevity in the United States: Current Patterns & Concerns for the Future

Daedalus ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Hummer ◽  
Mark D. Hayward
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Hispanic Population ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Future

The Hispanic population aged sixty-five and over – the most socioeconomically disadvantaged subset of America's elderly – is projected to quintuple between 2012 and 2050. While current longevity patterns for Hispanics relative to whites are favorable, old-age functioning and disability patterns for Hispanics are unfavorable and have serious implications for caregivers; families; and local, state, and federal governments. Troubling signs for the future Hispanic population (which are shared to varying degrees with other vulnerable groups) include the unresolved legal status of unauthorized immigrants, continued low levels of insurance coverage even after health care reform, some unfavorable trends in health behaviors, and continued disadvantages in educational attainment and income relative to whites. We urge policy-makers to deal with these potentially problematic health and well-being issues. Not doing so could have detrimental consequences for the future of the Hispanic population as well as other at-risk groups and, by extension, the U.S. elderly population as a whole.

scholarly journals Investing in Natural and Nature-Based Infrastructure: Building Better Along Our Coasts

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariana Sutton-Grier ◽  
Rachel Gittman ◽  
Katie Arkema ◽  
Richard Bennett ◽  
Jeff Benoit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Safety ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Economic Wealth ◽  
Effective Manner

Much of the United States’ critical infrastructure is either aging or requires significant repair, leaving U.S. communities and the economy vulnerable. Outdated and dilapidated infrastructure places coastal communities, in particular, at risk from the increasingly frequent and intense coastal storm events and rising sea levels. Therefore, investments in coastal infrastructure are urgently needed to ensure community safety and prosperity; however, these investments should not jeopardize the ecosystems and natural resources that underlie economic wealth and human well-being. Over the past 50 years, efforts have been made to integrate built infrastructure with natural landscape features, often termed “green” infrastructure, in order to sustain and restore valuable ecosystem functions and services. For example, significant advances have been made in implementing green infrastructure approaches for stormwater management, wastewater treatment, and drinking water conservation and delivery. However, the implementation of natural and nature-based infrastructure (NNBI) aimed at flood prevention and coastal erosion protection is lagging. There is an opportunity now, as the U.S. government reacts to the recent, unprecedented flooding and hurricane damage and considers greater infrastructure investments, to incorporate NNBI into coastal infrastructure projects. Doing so will increase resilience and provide critical services to local communities in a cost-effective manner and thereby help to sustain a growing economy.

Forest communities: New frameworks for assessing sustainability

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 747-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solange Nadeau ◽  
Bruce Shindler ◽  
Christina Kakoyannis
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Capacity ◽  
Forest Community ◽  
Forest Communities ◽  
Community Stability ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Community Resiliency ◽  
The Relationship

In both Canada and the United States, there has been a growing interest in the sustainability of forests and forest communities. Policy makers and scientists have attempted to understand how forest management practices can enhance or harm the future of such communities. Although many studies have historically used economic indicators as measures of community stability, more recently researchers have demonstrated that the relationship between communities and forests goes far beyond simple economic dependency. Thus, recent frameworks for assessing forest communities have also addressed the need for broader social and institutional components. In this article, we briefly review three of these recent concepts — community capacity, community well-being and community resiliency — and examine what each of these terms has to contribute to the assessment of forest communities. Key words: forest community, community stability, community capacity, community well-being, community resilience

scholarly journals Scientific appraisal of the Irish grass-based milk production system as a sustainable source of premium quality milk and dairy products

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. O’Brien ◽  
D. Hennessy
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Dairy Product ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
The Future

AbstractThe Irish dairy industry is critically important to the economy and general well-being of a large section of the Irish population. Its quality, sustainability and maintenance are the key for a vibrant rural society in the future. Two important elements for the future of this industry include (a) the quality, marketing and sale of dairy products on the export market and (b) sustainability from the perspectives of people, planet and profit. This paper provides a short review of current scientific evidence in relation to a number of topics, each of which is important in maintaining and developing dairy product quality and the sustainability of the Irish dairy industry. The topics addressed in the paper are as follows: the parameters of milk composition; milk processing; hygiene quality and safety; farm management practices and the regulations that govern such practices; animal health and welfare; environmental impacts; economic implications for farm families and rural communities; and the overall future sustainability of the family-based dairy farm structure.

scholarly journals Consequentialism and Nonhuman Animals

2020 ◽  
pp. 563-591
Author(s):  
Tyler M. John ◽  
Jeff Sebo
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Animal Rights ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
Moral Attitudes ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Significant Conflict

Consequentialism is thought to be in significant conflict with animal rights theory because it does not regard activities such as confinement, killing, and exploitation as in principle morally wrong. Proponents of the “Logic of the Larder” argue that consequentialism results in an implausibly pro-exploitation stance, permitting us to eat farmed animals with positive well-being to ensure future such animals exist. Proponents of the “Logic of the Logger” argue that consequentialism results in an implausibly anti-conservationist stance, permitting us to exterminate wild animals with negative well-being to ensure future such animals do not exist. We argue that this conflict is overstated. Once we have properly accounted for indirect effects, such as the role that our policies play in shaping moral attitudes and behavior and the importance of accepting policies that are robust against deviation, we can see that consequentialism may converge with animal rights theory significantly, even if not entirely.

scholarly journals OPTIMISME DAN SCHOOL WELL-BEING PADA MAHASISWA

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
M A Ahkam ◽  
Nur Afni Indahari Arifin
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
State College ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Abstrak. Penelitian berbasis lingkungan kampus sangat tepat untuk dapat membuat kontribusi yang signifikan terhadap topik well-being. Konsep school well-being sebagai sebuah keadaan kampus yang memungkinkan individu memuaskan kebutuhan dasarnya, yang meliputi having, loving, being, dan health. Salah satu yang dapat mendukung terciptanya school well-being adalah optimisme pada mahasiswa. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menguji  hubungan antara optimisme dan school well-being. Subjek penelitian adalah  96 mahasiswa psikologi UNM. Hasil peneilitian adalah  korelasi positif  optimisme dan school well being. Optimisme pada mahasiswa dianggap sebagai suatu pertimbangan yang memiliki kecenderungan untuk memengaruhi perasaan, sikap cara berpikir dan perilaku seseorang dalam situasi tertentu. Kondisi optimisme pada mahasiswa dapat memberikan hasil yang baik pada school well-being.  Abstract. Research study based on campus environment is very appropriate to make a significant contribution to the topic of well-being. The concept of school well-being as a state college that allows people to satisfy their basic needs, which include having, loving, being, and health. Student optimism is one of the factors that can support the school well-being. The purpose of this study is to measure the correlation between the school well-being and student optimism by using product moment correlation method. The subject was 96 students of psychology UNM. The test results show positive correlation between optimisme and school well being. Optimism on student regarded as a judgment which has the tendency to influence feelings, attitudes and behavior of a person's way of thinking in certain situations. Conditions optimism in students can give good results at school well-being.

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