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
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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 -