Research Article

Factors affecting consumers’ attitudes towards low water footprint products

Volume: 31 Number: 1 June 30, 2025
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Factors affecting consumers’ attitudes towards low water footprint products

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore some of the factors that are expected to influence consumers' attitudes towards low water footprint products and thereby provide insight into the concept of water footprint from a consumer behavior perspective. Design/Methodology/Approach: Data were collected from 383 consumers using the convenience sampling method. The SPSS v24 package program was used for the descriptive statistics of the research, and the LISREL 11 package program was used for confirmatory factor analysis and to test the research hypotheses via structural equation modeling. Findings: Consumers’ water footprint consciousness, concerns about water resources, and attitudes towards water sustainability positively affect their attitudes towards low water footprint products whereas consumers’ lack of habit to reduce their water footprints negatively affect their attitudes towards low water footprint products. Furthermore, according to the findings, consumers' water footprint consciousness and concerns about water resources are high, their attitudes towards water sustainability and low water footprint products are positive, and they do not have a lack of habit to reduce their water footprint. Originality/Value: Since the concept of water footprint has been insufficiently examined in the consumer behavior and product management literature compared to the concepts of carbon footprint and ecological footprint, the originality of this research stems from the fact that this research makes important theoretical and practical contributions to the sustainability, consumer behavior and product management literatures by expanding the scope of empirical research on the concept of water footprint.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sustainable Agricultural Development, Marketing in Agricultural Management

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 30, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

October 9, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 3, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 31 Number: 1

APA
Yağcı, A. C., Doğrul, Ü., Yaşa Özeltürkay, E., & Aktaş, E. (2025). Factors affecting consumers’ attitudes towards low water footprint products. Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi, 31(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.24181/tarekoder.1564015
AMA
1.Yağcı AC, Doğrul Ü, Yaşa Özeltürkay E, Aktaş E. Factors affecting consumers’ attitudes towards low water footprint products. TJAE. 2025;31(1):1-20. doi:10.24181/tarekoder.1564015
Chicago
Yağcı, Avni Can, Ümit Doğrul, Eda Yaşa Özeltürkay, and Erkan Aktaş. 2025. “Factors Affecting Consumers’ Attitudes towards Low Water Footprint Products”. Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi 31 (1): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.24181/tarekoder.1564015.
EndNote
Yağcı AC, Doğrul Ü, Yaşa Özeltürkay E, Aktaş E (June 1, 2025) Factors affecting consumers’ attitudes towards low water footprint products. Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi 31 1 1–20.
IEEE
[1]A. C. Yağcı, Ü. Doğrul, E. Yaşa Özeltürkay, and E. Aktaş, “Factors affecting consumers’ attitudes towards low water footprint products”, TJAE, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1–20, June 2025, doi: 10.24181/tarekoder.1564015.
ISNAD
Yağcı, Avni Can - Doğrul, Ümit - Yaşa Özeltürkay, Eda - Aktaş, Erkan. “Factors Affecting Consumers’ Attitudes towards Low Water Footprint Products”. Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi 31/1 (June 1, 2025): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.24181/tarekoder.1564015.
JAMA
1.Yağcı AC, Doğrul Ü, Yaşa Özeltürkay E, Aktaş E. Factors affecting consumers’ attitudes towards low water footprint products. TJAE. 2025;31:1–20.
MLA
Yağcı, Avni Can, et al. “Factors Affecting Consumers’ Attitudes towards Low Water Footprint Products”. Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi, vol. 31, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 1-20, doi:10.24181/tarekoder.1564015.
Vancouver
1.Avni Can Yağcı, Ümit Doğrul, Eda Yaşa Özeltürkay, Erkan Aktaş. Factors affecting consumers’ attitudes towards low water footprint products. TJAE. 2025 Jun. 1;31(1):1-20. doi:10.24181/tarekoder.1564015