Diamond Model of Green Commitment and Low-Carbon Travel Motivation, Constraint, and Intention

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 11;19(14):8454. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148454.

Abstract

Although consumers generally accept and care about environmental issues, consumers have not adjusted their behavior accordingly. Based on the diamond model theory, this study proposes and tests the direct impact of personal green commitments on low-carbon travel motivation and constraint, and the possibility of subsequent low-carbon travel intention. According to the results of 358 valid questionnaire surveys, this study shows that green commitments positively affect the low-carbon travel motivation and intention, while negatively affecting the low-carbon travel constraint. The low-carbon travel motivation has some mediating effects. The research results can be used as a reference by relevant managers of the tourism industry to make changes in the content of travel services that are more suitable for specific populations.

Keywords: green commitment; low-carbon travel; low-carbon travel constraint; low-carbon travel motivation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon
  • Diamond
  • Intention*
  • Motivation*
  • Travel

Substances

  • Carbon
  • Diamond

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the starting research fund for higher-level talents from Huaqiao University, Grant Number 21SKBS007; The Social Science Fund of Jiangsu Province [Grant Number: 19SHB003; Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fund of Shandong Jiaotong University, grant number R201709; Doctoral Scientific Research Starting Up Fund of Shandong Jiaotong University; National Social Science Fund of China, grant number 20BGL219. The APC was funded by the Starting Research Fund for Higher-Level Talents from Huaqiao University.