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Predictors of e-waste: Considerations for community psychology prevention and intervention.

Helena L SwansonJoseph R Ferrari
Published in: Journal of community psychology (2022)
E-waste, the overabundance of unused technology products, is a growing issue as new technology is rapidly innovated and our society promotes the need to always have the "latest and greatest" products. Community psychology, as a field, is concerned with the global climate crisis, and subsequently must be concerned with e-waste. This study tested predictors of individual's likelihood to recycle e-waste with 883 US adults (459 males, 420 females, 3 other/nonbinary; 62.7% 54-year-old or younger) through a crowdsourcing procedure. Similar to previous recycling literature, the present study found that personal norms, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control positively predicted the likelihood for an individual to recycle; however, the present study provides further empirical evidence for these relationships and expands recycling literature by focusing on e-waste recycling. Implications for the field of community psychology with preventive and interventive actions are detailed.
Keyphrases
  • heavy metals
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • systematic review
  • randomized controlled trial
  • public health
  • physical activity
  • municipal solid waste
  • depressive symptoms
  • climate change
  • social support