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Trying to buy more sustainable products: Intentions of young consumers

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  • Petar Gidaković

    (LEM - Lille économie management - UMR 9221 - UA - Université d'Artois - UCL - Université catholique de Lille - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Vesna Zabkar

    (University of Ljubljana)

  • Mila Zečević

    (University of Ljubljana)

  • Adam Sagan

    (Cracow University of Economics)

  • Magdalena Wojnarowska

    (Cracow University of Economics)

  • Mariusz Sołtysik

    (Cracow University of Economics)

  • Maja Arslanagic-Kalajdzic

    (UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO - UNIVERZITET U SARAJEVU)

  • Jasmina Dlacic

    (University of Rijeka)

  • Søren Askegaard

    (University of Southern Denmark and Danish Institute for Advanced Study)

  • Thomas Cleff

    (Pforzheim University Business School)

Abstract

Young adults play a pivotal role in environmental preservation and the future of the planet, but little is known about the predictors of their attitudes and intentions to purchase more sustainable products. Building on the theory of trying (TT) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study addresses the research gap and examines how young consumers seek to conserve the environment by purchasing more sustainable products. The present study tests the conceptual model using multi-group structural equation modeling on samples of young adults from Western, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe with different levels of economic development, sustainable policies, and consumer attitudes toward sustainability. The results show that the predictors proposed by the TT explain the attitudes and intentions to buy eco-labeled products better than the predictors from the TPB and that past behavior plays an important role in this process. This study has both theoretical and practical implications for various stakeholders, including managers, policy makers, consumers, and stakeholder representatives.

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  • Petar Gidaković & Vesna Zabkar & Mila Zečević & Adam Sagan & Magdalena Wojnarowska & Mariusz Sołtysik & Maja Arslanagic-Kalajdzic & Jasmina Dlacic & Søren Askegaard & Thomas Cleff, 2024. "Trying to buy more sustainable products: Intentions of young consumers," Post-Print hal-04546608, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04546608
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140200
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