Forest owners' stand improvement decisions: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior

Heimo Karppinen and Sami Berghäll

Forest Policy and Economics, 2015, vol. 50, issue C, 275-284

Abstract: Forest owners' timber stand improvement (TSI) intentions were studied by applying the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), which was tested by estimating structural equation models on Finnish landowner survey data (n=2116). The TPB was supported by empirical data. The subjective norm was the most important explanatory factor, and attitudes had a smaller explanatory power. Perceived behavioral control had an inhibiting influence on TSI intentions. Women's intentions were more influenced by norm pressures than men's intentions. In the youngest and oldest age cohorts, the norm pressures were clearly the most dominant explanatory factor. The more urban the residential area of the forest owner, the more important were the norm pressures from outside. From the policy point of view, the responsiveness and need for professional advice of the younger (“new”), urban and female forest owners are worth noting: the most important referent was the extension personnel of the local forest management association.

Keywords: Attitude; Family forest; Finland; Norm; SEM model; Stand improvement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.09.009

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