A Study on Willingness and Relative Factors of Women Working on Family Farm in Taiwan—Application of Theory of Planned Behavior
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Tung, Chin-Wen
Abstract
This research looked into previous literature regarding the intention of farming. To understand and predict Female Taiwanese farmers’ intention of farming, this study assessed participants’ behavior determinants based on Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior. An extra variable—background variable—was also added to the model. The study interviews 250 female farmers from farming class held by Agriculture Associations in Kaohsiung city. The results show below. (a) The regression model I. Home income, the number of children, the scale of farm, the number of agriculture machine predict participants’ intention of farming when the main variable is background variable. The R square is 0.283. (b) The regression mode II. Except background variable, this study put psychology variable into the regression model. Attitude, perceived behavioral control, education, the number of home people, the scale of farm and the number of machine predict participants’ intention of farming. The R square increases to 0.849. Obviously, the psychology variable is the main variable to predict participants’ intention of farming. Implications regarding how to increase the female farmers’ intention of farming and how to decrease the problems of farming are discussed.
Subjects
female farmer
willingness of farming
theory of planned behavior
Type
thesis
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