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BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS

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BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS

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This study advances theory on pro-environmental consumer behavior by integrating Value–Belief–Norm (VBN) theory with social norms, attitudes, and religiosity in the context of green loyalty programs. While VBN explains how values shape beliefs and activate personal norms, prior research has largely overlooked the mechanisms and conditional factors that translate moral motivations into observable advocacy behaviors, such as positive word-of-mouth (PWOM). This study addresses this gap by examining both direct and indirect effects, as well as configurational pathways that capture the contingent nature of sustainable consumer engagement. Drawing on survey data (n=557), structural equation modeling and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) were applied to test linear, mediating, moderating, and configurational relationships. Findings indicate that social norms significantly influence customer attitudes, which mediate their effect on PWOM. Religiosity exhibits a nuanced role: it strengthens attitudes but dampens the influence of social norms on attitude, which is against our initial hypothesis. This suggests boundary conditions in norm-driven behavioral pathways. FsQCA results further reveal multiple configurations in which psychosocial and demographic factors combine to produce high PWOM, underscoring non-linear and contingent processes. Theoretically, this research extends VBN by highlighting attitudes as a central transmission mechanism and illustrating the conditional influence of religiosity in normative effects. Methodologically, it demonstrates the value of combining variance-based and set-theoretic approaches to capture causal complexity in sustainable consumer behavior. These insights provide a richer, more nuanced understanding of the drivers of engagement in green loyalty programs and offer a foundation for future research on value-aligned and context-sensitive models of pro-environmental advocacy. Keywords: Value–Belief–Norm Theory; Green Loyalty Programs; Religiosity; Social Norms; Positive Word of Mouth, Multi Method Jel Codes: M39, Q01, Q56, Z12

Anahtar Kelimeler

Value–Belief–Norm Theory, Green Loyalty Programs, Religiosity, Social Norms, Positive Word of Mouth, Multi Method

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Bağcı, R. B. (2026). BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS. İslam Ekonomisi ve Finansı Dergisi (İEFD), 12(1), 1-43. https://doi.org/10.54863/jief.1819625
AMA
1.Bağcı RB. BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS. JIEF. 2026;12(1):1-43. doi:10.54863/jief.1819625
Chicago
Bağcı, Rıfgı Buğra. 2026. “BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS”. İslam Ekonomisi ve Finansı Dergisi (İEFD) 12 (1): 1-43. https://doi.org/10.54863/jief.1819625.
EndNote
Bağcı RB (01 Temmuz 2026) BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS. İslam Ekonomisi ve Finansı Dergisi (İEFD) 12 1 1–43.
IEEE
[1]R. B. Bağcı, “BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS”, JIEF, c. 12, sy 1, ss. 1–43, Tem. 2026, doi: 10.54863/jief.1819625.
ISNAD
Bağcı, Rıfgı Buğra. “BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS”. İslam Ekonomisi ve Finansı Dergisi (İEFD) 12/1 (01 Temmuz 2026): 1-43. https://doi.org/10.54863/jief.1819625.
JAMA
1.Bağcı RB. BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS. JIEF. 2026;12:1–43.
MLA
Bağcı, Rıfgı Buğra. “BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS”. İslam Ekonomisi ve Finansı Dergisi (İEFD), c. 12, sy 1, Temmuz 2026, ss. 1-43, doi:10.54863/jief.1819625.
Vancouver
1.Rıfgı Buğra Bağcı. BETWEEN SOCIAL NORMS AND RELIGIOSITY: COMPETING DRIVERS OF WORD-OF-MOUTH IN GREEN LOYALTY PROGRAMS. JIEF. 01 Temmuz 2026;12(1):1-43. doi:10.54863/jief.1819625