Machiavellianism and Spiritual Intelligence as Predictors of Waste-Prevention Behaviours among Malaysian University Students.

Understanding the psychological factors related to waste-prevention behaviours of university students could enable local governments and policy makers to craft effective policies to reduce waste. This study utilised a questionnaire-based survey to assess the associations between spiritual intelligen...

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Publicado en:Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 623 - 639
Autores principales: Karbalaei, Samaneh, Abdollahi, Abbas, Abdullah, Sabrina
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Publicado: Universiti Putra Malaysia Sep2015
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          Karbalaei, Samaneh
          Abdollahi, Abbas
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          Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
          Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
          Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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        Machiavellianism (Psychology)
        Spiritual intelligence
        Waste treatment
        Psychology of college students
        Local government
        Government policy
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          Machiavellianism (Psychology)
          Spiritual intelligence
          Waste treatment
          Psychology of college students
          Local government
          Government policy
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        Machiavellianism
        spiritual intelligence
        waste-prevention behaviours
      ab: Understanding the psychological factors related to waste-prevention behaviours of university students could enable local governments and policy makers to craft effective policies to reduce waste. This study utilised a questionnaire-based survey to assess the associations between spiritual intelligence and Machiavellianism as factors that influence waste-prevention behaviours. A total of 210 participants from Universiti Putra Malaysia completed the questionnaires, including the demographic questions, spiritual intelligence inventory, Mach IV, and the waste-prevention behaviours. The data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results showed that individuals with higher spiritual intelligence and lower Machiavellianism were more likely to report a positive attitude towards waste-prevention behaviours, and that an inverse association existed between spiritual intelligence and Machiavellianism. Overall, these variables explained 12.0% of the variance in waste-prevention behaviours. Therefore, these findings reinforce the importance of personality traits and cognitive abilities in waste-prevention behaviours.
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