Gender differences regarding forming the intent to participate in carbon neutral practices: a nationwide sample study of South Korea

For a society to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, the public must also participate in practices that reduce carbon emissions in their daily lives. This study investigates how males and females differ in forming the intent to participate in such practices. Our analysis of a nationwide survey sa...

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Main Authors: Jin Won Lee, Seungkook Roh
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad78bc
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description For a society to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, the public must also participate in practices that reduce carbon emissions in their daily lives. This study investigates how males and females differ in forming the intent to participate in such practices. Our analysis of a nationwide survey sample taken from South Korea shows that (1) females have a higher rate of intent to participate in carbon neutral practices; however, (2) the positive effect of the perceived necessity of carbon neutrality on this intent is greater among males. These findings suggest that although males are more restrained regarding their view of carbon neutral practices, their intent to participate in such practices can be greatly increased if they perceive carbon neutrality as necessary. The findings contribute to the existing research on the role of gender in environmental psychology and provide implications for communicating essential information regarding carbon neutral behavior to the general public.
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spelling doaj-art-65259f6e0fa040eaa35567bf5b0ea5b52025-08-20T02:14:49ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Communications2515-76202024-01-0161010101810.1088/2515-7620/ad78bcGender differences regarding forming the intent to participate in carbon neutral practices: a nationwide sample study of South KoreaJin Won Lee0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5658-8964Seungkook Roh1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1354-335XMarketing Department, School of Business Administration, Jimei University , 185 Yinjiang Rd., Jimei District, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Public Administration, Korean National Police University , 100-50, Hwangsan-gil, Hwangsan-ri, Sinchang-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do 31539, Republic of KoreaFor a society to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, the public must also participate in practices that reduce carbon emissions in their daily lives. This study investigates how males and females differ in forming the intent to participate in such practices. Our analysis of a nationwide survey sample taken from South Korea shows that (1) females have a higher rate of intent to participate in carbon neutral practices; however, (2) the positive effect of the perceived necessity of carbon neutrality on this intent is greater among males. These findings suggest that although males are more restrained regarding their view of carbon neutral practices, their intent to participate in such practices can be greatly increased if they perceive carbon neutrality as necessary. The findings contribute to the existing research on the role of gender in environmental psychology and provide implications for communicating essential information regarding carbon neutral behavior to the general public.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad78bccarbon neutralitycarbon neutral practicesattitudeperceived necessityintentgender effect
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Gender differences regarding forming the intent to participate in carbon neutral practices: a nationwide sample study of South Korea
Environmental Research Communications
carbon neutrality
carbon neutral practices
attitude
perceived necessity
intent
gender effect
title Gender differences regarding forming the intent to participate in carbon neutral practices: a nationwide sample study of South Korea
title_full Gender differences regarding forming the intent to participate in carbon neutral practices: a nationwide sample study of South Korea
title_fullStr Gender differences regarding forming the intent to participate in carbon neutral practices: a nationwide sample study of South Korea
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences regarding forming the intent to participate in carbon neutral practices: a nationwide sample study of South Korea
title_short Gender differences regarding forming the intent to participate in carbon neutral practices: a nationwide sample study of South Korea
title_sort gender differences regarding forming the intent to participate in carbon neutral practices a nationwide sample study of south korea
topic carbon neutrality
carbon neutral practices
attitude
perceived necessity
intent
gender effect
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad78bc
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