Research Article

The effect of environmental ethics awareness, ecological intelligence and the love of nature on sustainable consumption behavior

Volume: 10 Number: 2 June 28, 2024
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The effect of environmental ethics awareness, ecological intelligence and the love of nature on sustainable consumption behavior

Abstract

Sustainability means taking into account the needs of future generations while meeting our own needs. In order for societies and countries to achieve their sustainability goals, individuals, companies and governments have responsibilities. Sustainable consumption behavior is defined as the behaviors that consumers perform in a way to use scarce resources in the most effective way with minimal damage to natural life and eco-system. In order to develop an understanding of sustainability among consumers, it is necessary to know the antecedents that push individuals towards sustainable consumption behavior. Therefore, it is thought that this study will contribute to the marketing managers and the literature. Accordingly, in this study, the effects of environmental ethics awareness, ecological intelligence and love of nature (passion for nature, intimacy with nature, commitment to nature) on sustainable consumption behavior (environmental sensitivity, non-need purchasing, saving, reusability) were examined. The data obtained as a result of the survey conducted on 531 consumers selected by convenience sampling method in Kayseri were analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling. The results show that passion for nature, commitment to nature, environmental ethics awareness and ecological intelligence effect environmental sensitivity; passion for nature and intimacy with nature effect unnecessary purchasing; passion for nature and ecological intelligence effect reusability. It was observed that none of the independent variables were effective on the saving behavior.

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Ethical Statement

Before conducting the survey, Ethics Committee Project Approval dated 31.01.2023 and numbered 04 was received from Erciyes University Social and Human Sciences Ethics Committee.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Consumer Behaviour

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 28, 2024

Publication Date

June 28, 2024

Submission Date

January 24, 2024

Acceptance Date

May 25, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Sargın, S., & Dursun, Y. (2024). The effect of environmental ethics awareness, ecological intelligence and the love of nature on sustainable consumption behavior. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, 10(2), 290-313. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2024.10.2.007
AMA
1.Sargın S, Dursun Y. The effect of environmental ethics awareness, ecological intelligence and the love of nature on sustainable consumption behavior. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2024;10(2):290-313. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2024.10.2.007
Chicago
Sargın, Sinem, and Yunus Dursun. 2024. “The Effect of Environmental Ethics Awareness, Ecological Intelligence and the Love of Nature on Sustainable Consumption Behavior”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi 10 (2): 290-313. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2024.10.2.007.
EndNote
Sargın S, Dursun Y (June 1, 2024) The effect of environmental ethics awareness, ecological intelligence and the love of nature on sustainable consumption behavior. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 10 2 290–313.
IEEE
[1]S. Sargın and Y. Dursun, “The effect of environmental ethics awareness, ecological intelligence and the love of nature on sustainable consumption behavior”, Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 290–313, June 2024, doi: 10.30855/gjeb.2024.10.2.007.
ISNAD
Sargın, Sinem - Dursun, Yunus. “The Effect of Environmental Ethics Awareness, Ecological Intelligence and the Love of Nature on Sustainable Consumption Behavior”. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 10/2 (June 1, 2024): 290-313. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2024.10.2.007.
JAMA
1.Sargın S, Dursun Y. The effect of environmental ethics awareness, ecological intelligence and the love of nature on sustainable consumption behavior. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2024;10:290–313.
MLA
Sargın, Sinem, and Yunus Dursun. “The Effect of Environmental Ethics Awareness, Ecological Intelligence and the Love of Nature on Sustainable Consumption Behavior”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, June 2024, pp. 290-13, doi:10.30855/gjeb.2024.10.2.007.
Vancouver
1.Sinem Sargın, Yunus Dursun. The effect of environmental ethics awareness, ecological intelligence and the love of nature on sustainable consumption behavior. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2024 Jun. 1;10(2):290-313. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2024.10.2.007