Is the waste management model tested using SEM-AMOS able to empirically explain recycling behavioral intentions among waste pickers in Central Java ?
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The structural equation modeling results show that the model achieves good overall fit
and statistically significant path relationships, indicating strong explanatory power.
Implementation of waste management has a direct and significant effect on behavioral
intention and fully mediates the relationship between recycling perception and
behavioral intention, confirming its central role in the model. In addition, the model
demonstrates that attitudes toward recycling significantly strengthen behavioral
intention, while recycling convenience, although influenced by waste management
implementation, does not directly affect intention. Interpretatively, this means the
SEM-AMOS model successfully captures both structural and psychological mechanisms
shaping recycling intentions, validating its ability to explain how systemic waste
management practices and individual attitudes jointly drive recycling behavior among
waste pickers in Central Java.
How does waste management implementation influence recycling perception and
behavioral intention, and what roles do recycling convenience and attitudes toward
recycling play in strengthening behavioral intention among waste pickers in Central
Java?
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Recycling perception does not directly translate into behavioral intention- instead,
perception turns into intention only when supported by tangible waste management
implementation such as adequate facilities, structured operational systems,
government support, and formal recognition of waste pickers. Interpretatively, this
finding indicates that awareness alone is insufficient to drive behavioral change
without enabling systems. Waste management implementation also significantly
improves recycling convenience, yet convenience does not have a significant direct
effect on behavioral intention, suggesting that operational ease cannot outweigh
economic pressure, informal costs, and occupational risks faced by waste pickers. In
contrast, attitudes toward recycling have a strong and significant direct influence on
behavioral intention, indicating that positive attitudes act as the primary
psychological driver once an effective waste management system is in place.
Overall, the study demonstrates that strengthening waste management
implementation and fostering positive recycling attitudes are more effective in
enhancing recycling intentions among waste pickers than improving perception or
convenience alone.
