Exploring the recycled water acceptance based on the technological perspective of UTAUT2: a hybrid analytical approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The development of advanced sewage technologies empowers the industry to produce high-quality recycled water, which greatly influences human's life and health. Thus, this study investigates the mechanism of individuals' adoption of recycled water from the technology adoption perspective.

Methods

Employing the mixed method of structural equation modeling and artificial neural network analysis, we examined a research model developed from the extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) framework. To examine the research model, this study employs a leading web-survey company (Sojump) to collect 308 valid samples from the residents in mainland China.

Results

The structural equation modeling results verified the associations between the

SUBMITTER: Xu XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11217519 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature