TY  - GEN
AU  - Ellen, Pam Scholder
AU  - Wiener, Joshua Lyle
AU  - Cobb-Walgren, Cathy
SN  - 0743-9156
AU  - Ellen, Pam Scholder
AU  - Wiener, Joshua Lyle
AU  - Cobb-Walgren, Cathy
LA  - eng
CN  - ENP-bcb8eb40-0c22-47a6-87f7-1c6abb9bdc74
TI  - The role of perceived consumer effectiveness in motivating environmentally conscious behaviors
PY  - 1991
AB  - While perceived consumer effectiveness (PCE) has consistently been linked to socially conscious attitudes, the concept appears to have been confounded with other related constructs in the empirical studies measuring its effects on behavior.  In addition, the few studies which have considered the effects of PCE on reported behavior have done so only in aggregate.  This research demonstrates that PCE is distinct from environmental concern and contributes uniquely to the prediction of certain pro-ecological behaviors.  In addition, differences in PCE are shown to be associated with differences in demographics and political affiliation.  The results suggest that motivating consumers to express their concern through actual behavior is to some extent a function of increasing their perception that individual actions do make a difference.
ER  -