本研究主要目的在於以武陵地區農民在耕作過程中用火的行為、意向、態度、社會規範測試理性行為理論對此些變數所建構的關係及預測模式。選擇武陵地區作為研究區域,調查對象為於武陵地區耕作之農民,以及其在耕作過程中最可能從事的四種用火行為(拜拜、吸煙、焚燒廢棄物、焊接水管)作為調查重點。結果顯示武陵地區農民耕作期間之四項用火行為,其用火意向與實際用火之比例接近。武陵地區農民對於耕作期間用火的態度均為正面的,且主觀規範對武陵地區農民用火行為具強烈影響力,亦即武陵地區農民認為在耕作期間對引發林火具有危險性。這四項用火行為調查所得之結果亦支持理性行為理論所建構的關係式。
The main purpose of this study is to test the construction of the Theory of Reasoned Action by using four fire use behaviors including offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors, smoking, burning trash, and welding water conduits of farmers cultivating in Wu-Lin Area. Farmers in Wu-Lin Area had similar percentage between intentions of fire use and actual behaviors during cultivatable period. They had positive attitudes toward fire use, and subjective norm had strong influence on farmers’ behavior on cultivatable period in Wu-Lin Area. It indicates that farmers in Wu-Lin Area felt the danger of fire use when they cultivated. The results showed the significant correlation between variables that constructed in the Theory of Reasoned Action. In summary, the model based on four variables showed that support for predicting fire use behavior of farmers in Wu-Lin Area. The results of the present study suggested that fire use intentions can be adopted to help in the construction of a human-caused fire danger rating system in the future.