Exploring pro-environmental behaviors of consumers: An analysis of contextual factors, attitude, and behaviors

Ertz, Myriam, Karakas, Fahri and Sarigollu, Emine (2016) Exploring pro-environmental behaviors of consumers: An analysis of contextual factors, attitude, and behaviors. Journal of Business Research, 69 (10). pp. 3971-3980. ISSN 0148-2963

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Abstract

By including the context within which consumers' pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors are formed, this research provides a comprehensive delineation of the process that leads from context to behavior. This is the first study to examine context factors as subjective perceptions made by consumers about aspects of their own situation, specifically the extent to which they perceive having more or less time, money, and power available. In contrast to previous research considering one type of behavior (such as recycling), this study recognizes pro-environmental behavior as a heterogeneous, multi-dimensional construct, and includes both public and private sphere behaviors. Pro-environmental business managers and policy-makers may not be in a position to impact objective contextual factors that consumers face, however, they may influence perceptions and attitudes. This study identifies specifically which variables may be of more interest to modulate, so as to increase pro-environmental behavior.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	pro-environmental behavior,pro-environmental attitude,consumer behavior,contextual factors,mediation analysis,structural equation modeling,sdg 12 - responsible consumption and production ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/responsible_consumption_and_production
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Employment Systems and Institutions Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Strategy and Entrepreneurship Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Marketing
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2016 13:00
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 01:17
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/59480
DOI:	10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.06.010

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