Do at-home habits show up at the beach? – Tourist sustainable attitudes and behaviors in Jericoacoara, CE, Brazil

Oliveira, Laís Vieira Castro; Silva, Clayton Robson Moreira da; Romero, Cláudia Buhamra Abreu

Laís Vieira Castro Oliveira Email: lais.castro@ifpi.edu.br

research design

literature review

data collection

data analysis

discussion of results

Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí, Cocal Campus, PI, Brazil.

Laís Vieira Castro Oliveira She is a professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí, Cocal Campus. She has a master’s degree and is a PhD student in Administration and Controlling at the Federal University of Ceará.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6559-774X

Clayton Robson Moreira da Silva Email: clayton.silva@ifpi.edu.br

literature review

data collection

data analysis

discussion of results

Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí, Pedro II Campus, PI, Brazil.

Clayton Robson Moreira da Silva He is a professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí, Pedro II Campus. He has a master’s degree and he is a PhD student in Administration and Controlling at the Federal University of Ceará.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0717-2713

Cláudia Buhamra Abreu Romero Email: buhamra@ufc.br

research design

literature review

data analysis

discussion of results

Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Cláudia Buhamra Abreu Romero She is a full professor at the Federal University of Ceará. She holds a PhD in Administration from the Fundação Getulio Vargas, and a post-doctoral degree in Marketing and Sustainability from the Concordia University, Canada.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-7693

Laís Vieira Castro Oliveira

She is a professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí, Cocal Campus. She has a master’s degree and is a PhD student in Administration and Controlling at the Federal University of Ceará.

Clayton Robson Moreira da Silva

He is a professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí, Pedro II Campus. He has a master’s degree and he is a PhD student in Administration and Controlling at the Federal University of Ceará.

Cláudia Buhamra Abreu Romero

She is a full professor at the Federal University of Ceará. She holds a PhD in Administration from the Fundação Getulio Vargas, and a post-doctoral degree in Marketing and Sustainability from the Concordia University, Canada.

Email: lais.castro@ifpi.edu.br

Email: clayton.silva@ifpi.edu.br

Email: buhamra@ufc.br

Editor: Glauber Eduardo de Oliveira Santos.

Items	Components
Items	1	2	3	4
Attitude of Anthropocentric Belief (α = 0.713)
ANT2. The balance of nature is strong enough to cope with the impacts of modern industrial nations	0.729	0.001	-0.086	-0.057
ANT4. Nature has endless capacity to recover from damage caused by human actions.	0.724	-0.133	0.107	-0.110
ANT5. Nature is there to serve human needs.	0.682	-0.003	-0.285	0.064
ANT3. Using too much paper is harmful, but I cannot do anything about it.	0.592	-0.251	0.220	-0.200
ANT7. People exaggerate the environmental impact of cars.	0.562	-0.133	-0.112	-0.206
Attitude of Ecocentric Belief – Preservation of Natural Resources (α = 0.697)
ECO4. Waste separation helps to protect the environment.	-0.058	0.751	0.086	0.092
ECO1. Reducing the waste of natural resources must be a commitment of all of us Brazilians.	-0.143	0.712	0.035	0.084
ECO3. It is possible to maintain ecological balance and have a good quality of life.	-0.020	0.638	0.236	0.147
ECO5. Recycling contributes to the reduction of environmental problems generated by excessive use of paper.	-0.165	0.633	0.224	0.211
Attitude of Ecocentric Belief – Human Activity (α = 0.703)
ECO13. If things continue on their present course, we will soon experience an environmental catastrophe.	-0.066	0.169	0.758	0.150
ECO12. Humans are responsible for the imbalance in nature.	0.130	0.063	0.720	0.143
ECO10. Human interference with nature produces disastrous consequences.	-0.257	0.322	0.649	0.150
ECO2. Humans are abusing the environment.	-0.194	0.361	0.420	0.273
Attitude of Ecocentric Belief – Consumption (α = 0.685)
ECO6. Organic food is better for human health.	-0.174	0.069	0.176	0.777
ECO7. Environmental activism helps to improve our quality of life.	0.024	0.349	0.125	0.708
ECO8. Consumerism aggravates environmental problems.	-0.224	0.140	0.183	0.692

Items	Components
Items	1	2	3	4
Recycling (α = 0.753)
R2. I recycle my waste.	0.885	0.058	-0.010	-0.011
R3. I have recycling bins at home for each type of waste.	0.864	0.138	-0.004	0.108
DS5. I take old batteries to collection points.	0.601	-0.109	0.220	0.394
Water and Energy Conservation (α = 0.590)
EAE11. I turn off the shower when I’m soaping up.	-0.063	0.732	-0.014	-0.089
EAE10. I avoid turning on too many electrical devices at peak demand times.	0.154	0.696	-0.029	0.160
EAE6. I save water whenever is possible.	-0.118	0.667	0.081	0.036
EAE2. I avoid wasting energy.	0.233	0.555	-00.11	0.059
Street cleaning (α = 0.580)
LU2. I avoid dropping a piece of trash on the ground.	-0.005	0.015	0.869	0.033
LU1. I keep the piece of trash I no longer want in my pocket, when I can't find a trash can nearby.	0.033	0.042	0.861	0.072
LU3. When I can't find a trash can nearby, I drop empty cans on the ground.	-0.178	0.050	-0.539	0.517
Social Desirability (α = 0.288)^* * Dimension removed because Cronbach's alpha is below 0.5, indicating lack of reliability.
DS1. I give all the money I can to an environmental NGO.	0.115	-0.009	-0.021	0.825
DS4. I avoid eating GM foods.	0.267	0.259	0.154	0.473

Items	Components
Items	1	2
Responsibility towards the Place (α = 0.712)
CSV6. I find it easy to be environmentally-friendly at home and when I am traveling.	0.727	0.191
CSV2. I usually do what I can to leave the areas I visited in better condition than when I arrived.	0.709	0.079
CSV1. I want to learn as much as possible about the natural environment of the sites that I visit while I am there.	0.687	-0.128
CSV8. I try to support the local economy of places that I visit.	0.664	0.053
CSV3. Recycling of waste is an environment friendly effort that everybody should do while on vacation.	0.541	0.090
CSV5. I use public transportation to minimize negative impacts on the environment.	0.530	-0.297
Person-Place relationship (α = 0.180)^* * Dimension removed because Cronbach's alpha is below 0.5, indicating lack of reliability.
CSV10. My presence in Jericoacoara did no harm to the environment.	0.213	0.723
CSV4. It is good for a destination to focus on environmental issues but it does not influence my destination choice.	-0.089	0.687

Dependent Variable = Sustainable Travel Behavior; Total Respondents = 188
	Models
Independent Variables	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Attitude of Anthropocentric Belief	-0,143 ^* * Significant at level of 1%.		-0,090
Attitude of Ecocentric Belief – Natural Resources	0,194 ^ Significant at level of 5%;		0,181 ^ Significant at level of 5%;
Attitude of Ecocentric Belief – Human Action	-0,088		-0,114
Attitude of Ecocentric Belief – Consumption	0,301 ^* ***** Significant at level of 1%;		0,243 ^* ***** Significant at level of 1%;
Behavior – Recycling		0,233 ^* ***** Significant at level of 1%;	0,224 ^* ***** Significant at level of 1%;
Behavior – Water and Energy Conservation		0,301 ^* ***** Significant at level of 1%;	0,269 ^* ***** Significant at level of 1%;
Behavior – Street Cleaning		0,134 ^ Significant at level of 5%;	0,081
R²	0,129	0,187	0,270
F-Test	6,746 ^* ***** Significant at level of 1%;	14,085 ^* ***** Significant at level of 1%;	9,502 ^* ***** Significant at level of 1%;

[1] Laís Vieira Castro Oliveira

She is a professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí, Cocal Campus. She has a master’s degree and is a PhD student in Administration and Controlling at the Federal University of Ceará.

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Do at-home habits show up at the beach? – Tourist sustainable attitudes and behaviors in Jericoacoara, CE, Brazil

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