A diagnostic approach to increase reusable dinnerware selection in a cafeteria

Jennifer C. Manuel; Mary Anne Sunseri; Ryan Olson; Miranda Scolari

doi:10.1901/jaba.2007.143-05

A diagnostic approach to increase reusable dinnerware selection in a cafeteria

Jennifer C. Manuel, Mary Anne Sunseri, Ryan Olson, Miranda Scolari

Psychological Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

14 Scopus citations

Abstract

The current project tested a diagnostic approach to selecting interventions to increase patron selection of reusable dinnerware in a cafeteria. An assessment survey, completed by a sample of 43 patrons, suggested that the primary causes of wasteful behavior were (a) environmental arrangement of dinnerware options and (b) competing motivational variables. A functional relation between environmental arrangement and reusable product selection was demonstrated in a reversal design. However, the largest effect occurred as function of a multicomponent intervention involving environmental arrangement, employee involvement, and personal spoken prompts with motivational signs. The results support the use of informant assessments when designing community interventions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-310
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2007.143-05
State	Published - Jun 2007

Keywords

Community interventions
Environmental interventions
Informant assessment
Product reuse
Waste reduction

Access to Document

10.1901/jaba.2007.143-05

Cite this

@article{f3a4c6b4a0f84139929acec249ff9b59,

title = "A diagnostic approach to increase reusable dinnerware selection in a cafeteria",

abstract = "The current project tested a diagnostic approach to selecting interventions to increase patron selection of reusable dinnerware in a cafeteria. An assessment survey, completed by a sample of 43 patrons, suggested that the primary causes of wasteful behavior were (a) environmental arrangement of dinnerware options and (b) competing motivational variables. A functional relation between environmental arrangement and reusable product selection was demonstrated in a reversal design. However, the largest effect occurred as function of a multicomponent intervention involving environmental arrangement, employee involvement, and personal spoken prompts with motivational signs. The results support the use of informant assessments when designing community interventions.",

keywords = "Community interventions, Environmental interventions, Informant assessment, Product reuse, Waste reduction",

author = "Manuel, {Jennifer C.} and Sunseri, {Mary Anne} and Ryan Olson and Miranda Scolari",

year = "2007",

month = jun,

doi = "10.1901/jaba.2007.143-05",

language = "English",

volume = "40",

pages = "301--310",

journal = "Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis",

issn = "0021-8855",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A diagnostic approach to increase reusable dinnerware selection in a cafeteria

AU - Manuel, Jennifer C.

AU - Sunseri, Mary Anne

AU - Olson, Ryan

AU - Scolari, Miranda

PY - 2007/6

Y1 - 2007/6

N2 - The current project tested a diagnostic approach to selecting interventions to increase patron selection of reusable dinnerware in a cafeteria. An assessment survey, completed by a sample of 43 patrons, suggested that the primary causes of wasteful behavior were (a) environmental arrangement of dinnerware options and (b) competing motivational variables. A functional relation between environmental arrangement and reusable product selection was demonstrated in a reversal design. However, the largest effect occurred as function of a multicomponent intervention involving environmental arrangement, employee involvement, and personal spoken prompts with motivational signs. The results support the use of informant assessments when designing community interventions.

AB - The current project tested a diagnostic approach to selecting interventions to increase patron selection of reusable dinnerware in a cafeteria. An assessment survey, completed by a sample of 43 patrons, suggested that the primary causes of wasteful behavior were (a) environmental arrangement of dinnerware options and (b) competing motivational variables. A functional relation between environmental arrangement and reusable product selection was demonstrated in a reversal design. However, the largest effect occurred as function of a multicomponent intervention involving environmental arrangement, employee involvement, and personal spoken prompts with motivational signs. The results support the use of informant assessments when designing community interventions.

KW - Community interventions

KW - Environmental interventions

KW - Informant assessment

KW - Product reuse

KW - Waste reduction

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547697400&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1901/jaba.2007.143-05

DO - 10.1901/jaba.2007.143-05

M3 - Article

C2 - 17624069

AN - SCOPUS:34547697400

VL - 40

SP - 301

EP - 310

JO - Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

JF - Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

SN - 0021-8855

IS - 2

ER -

A diagnostic approach to increase reusable dinnerware selection in a cafeteria

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this