Item and scale descriptive statistics
| Measurement items | M | SD | Item factor loading | α | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal benefits | 2.61 | 1.15 | 0.82 | 0.60 | |
| 1. Created a sense of community and/or teamwork in the workplace for me | 2.73 | 1.42 | 0.71 | ||
| 2. Made me feel like I am really making a substantial difference to the environment and society | 2.49 | 1.29 | 0.79 | ||
| 3. Increased my pride in and commitment to my organization | 2.62 | 1.31 | 0.84 | ||
| Personal Costs | |||||
| 1. Resulted in inconveniences for me | 5.13 | 1.72 | 1 | ||
| Organizational benefits | 2.59 | 0.99 | 0.75 | 0.51 | |
| 1. Increased employees' positive attitudes toward the organization | 2.64 | 1.17 | 0.79 | ||
| 2. Boosted the organization's public reputation or image | 2.81 | 1.30 | 0.71 | ||
| 3. Supported the organization in achieving its mission or values | 2.33 | 1.18 | 0.60 | ||
| Organizational costs | 5.41 | 1.28 | |||
| 1. Slowed the organization's productivity | 5.24 | 1.59 | 0.60 | ||
| 2. Led to some criticism of the initiative or organization | 5.59 | 1.45 | 0.70 | ||
| Societal benefits | 3.02 | 1.17 | |||
| 1. Benefited the local economy | 3.31 | 1.38 | 0.64 | ||
| 2. Enhanced community health, safety, well-being, or quality of life | 2.73 | 1.27 | 0.86 | ||
| Societal costs | |||||
| 1. Only had positive effects on the community or on society. (Reverse scored) | 5.32 | 1.28 | 1 | ||
| Attitudes to participation | 2.34 | 1.21 | |||
| 1. For me, participating in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year will be: (Enjoyable to Unpleasant) | 2.17 | 1.14 | 0.80 | ||
| 2. For me, participating in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year will be: (Interesting to Boring) | 2.50 | 1.49 | 0.85 | ||
| Subjective norms | |||||
| 1. Other employees and managers would want me to participate in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year. (True to False) | 1.87 | 1.15 | 1 | ||
| Perceived behavioral Control | 2.06 | 1.21 | |||
| 1. I will have enough time to fully participate in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year (True to False) | 2.17 | 1.40 | 0.83 | ||
| 2. I have the necessary resources and support to participate in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year (True to False) | 1.94 | 1.22 | 0.86 | ||
| Behavioral intentions | 3.52 | 1.65 | |||
| 1. In the next 12 months, if there is the opportunity, I will give up other work projects and responsibilities to participate more in this environmental sustainability initiative. (Agree to Disagree) | 3.77 | 1.93 | 0.80 | ||
| 2. If given the opportunity in the next year, I will volunteer some of my personal time to support this environmental sustainability initiative. (Agree to Disagree) | 3.27 | 1.87 | 0.65 | ||
| Reported increased participation at two months (T2) | 3.51 | 1.67 | 0.89 | 0.74 | |
| 1. I put additional time into participating in this environmental sustainability initiative. (Agree to Disagree) | 3.48 | 1.75 | 0.86 | ||
| 2. I contributed extra effort to participating in this environmental sustainability initiative. (True to False) | 3.44 | 1.90 | 0.99 | ||
| 3. I participated in this environmental sustainability initiative more than I was required or expected to. (Agree to Disagree) | 3.62 | 1.89 | 0.71 | ||
| Measurement items | M | Item factor loading | α | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.61 | 1.15 | 0.82 | 0.60 | ||
| 1. Created a sense of community and/or teamwork in the workplace for me | 2.73 | 1.42 | 0.71 | ||
| 2. Made me feel like I am really making a substantial difference to the environment and society | 2.49 | 1.29 | 0.79 | ||
| 3. Increased my pride in and commitment to my organization | 2.62 | 1.31 | 0.84 | ||
| 1. Resulted in inconveniences for me | 5.13 | 1.72 | 1 | ||
| 2.59 | 0.99 | 0.75 | 0.51 | ||
| 1. Increased employees' positive attitudes toward the organization | 2.64 | 1.17 | 0.79 | ||
| 2. Boosted the organization's public reputation or image | 2.81 | 1.30 | 0.71 | ||
| 3. Supported the organization in achieving its mission or values | 2.33 | 1.18 | 0.60 | ||
| 5.41 | 1.28 | ||||
| 1. Slowed the organization's productivity | 5.24 | 1.59 | 0.60 | ||
| 2. Led to some criticism of the initiative or organization | 5.59 | 1.45 | 0.70 | ||
| 3.02 | 1.17 | ||||
| 1. Benefited the local economy | 3.31 | 1.38 | 0.64 | ||
| 2. Enhanced community health, safety, well-being, or quality of life | 2.73 | 1.27 | 0.86 | ||
| 1. Only had positive effects on the community or on society. (Reverse scored) | 5.32 | 1.28 | 1 | ||
| 2.34 | 1.21 | ||||
| 1. For me, participating in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year will be: ( | 2.17 | 1.14 | 0.80 | ||
| 2. For me, participating in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year will be: ( | 2.50 | 1.49 | 0.85 | ||
| 1. Other employees and managers would want me to participate in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year. ( | 1.87 | 1.15 | 1 | ||
| 2.06 | 1.21 | ||||
| 1. I will have enough time to fully participate in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year ( | 2.17 | 1.40 | 0.83 | ||
| 2. I have the necessary resources and support to participate in this environmental sustainability initiative in the next year ( | 1.94 | 1.22 | 0.86 | ||
| 3.52 | 1.65 | ||||
| 1. In the next 12 months, if there is the opportunity, I will give up other work projects and responsibilities to participate more in this environmental sustainability initiative. ( | 3.77 | 1.93 | 0.80 | ||
| 2. If given the opportunity in the next year, I will volunteer some of my personal time to support this environmental sustainability initiative. ( | 3.27 | 1.87 | 0.65 | ||
| 3.51 | 1.67 | 0.89 | 0.74 | ||
| 1. I put additional time into participating in this environmental sustainability initiative. ( | 3.48 | 1.75 | 0.86 | ||
| 2. I contributed extra effort to participating in this environmental sustainability initiative. ( | 3.44 | 1.90 | 0.99 | ||
| 3. I participated in this environmental sustainability initiative more than I was required or expected to. ( | 3.62 | 1.89 | 0.71 | ||
Note(s): All scales have N = 206 except Reported Increased Participation (T2), which had n = 110. Cronbach's α and AVE are not calculated for one- and two-item scales. Factor loadings (CFA) are standardized. Semantic scale anchors are included in parentheses. All other items used a seven-point Likert scale of “1 - Strongly agree” to “7 - Strongly disagree”
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