Can the Intention to Protect the Environment Lead to Reduced Consumption Among Business students?

• Autorzy: Barbara Borusiak , Bartłomiej Pierański , Aleksandra Gaweł , Konstantinos Madias , Blaženka Knežević , Pavel Kotyza , Lubos Smutka , Karel Malec , Anna Mravcová , Jana Gálová , David Bernardo Lopez-Lluch , József Gál , Krisztián Kis , Sándor Nagy

Warianty tytułu

Czy intencja ochrony środowiska może prowadzić do obniżenia konsumpcji wśród studentów kierunków biznesowych?

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Purpose: Modifying patterns of overconsumption towards reducing consumption as a degrowth-oriented consumer attitude is crucial to mitigating the environmental impact of high-consumption households. The aim of this article is to develop a model of the intention to reduce consumption for environmental reasons and test it among business students. Methodology/approach: Grounded in the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the paper develops a model of consumption reduction intention. Based on a survey conducted among business students from six European Union countries, the model is tested using structural equation modelling. Findings: The study revealed the twofold influence of the intention to protect the environment on intention to reduce consumption: direct and indirect. The predictive power of the intention to protect the environment and willingness to accept the economic sacrifices in the intention to reduce consumption is confirmed as a direct effect. Additionally, the impact is mediated by a willingness to accept economic sacrifices. Originality/value: Our paper contributes to a better understanding of the intention to reduce consumption as a degrowth-oriented consumer attitude for environmental protection.(original abstract)

Modyfikacja wzorców nadmiernej konsumpcji w kierunku ograniczania konsumpcji jako postawy konsumenckiej zorientowanej na dewzrost ma kluczowe znaczenie dla łagodzenia wpływu środowiskowego gospodarstw domowych o wysokiej konsumpcji. Celem artykułu jest opracowanie modelu intencji ograniczenia konsumpcji ze względów środowiskowych i przetestowanie go wśród studentów kierunków biznesowych. Metodologia/podejście: W oparciu o teorię uzasadnionego działania i teorię planowanego zachowania w artykule opracowano model intencji redukcji konsumpcji. Na podstawie ankiety przeprowadzonej wśród studentów kierunków biznesowych z sześciu krajów Unii Europejskiej model poddano testom z wyko-rzystaniem modelowania równań strukturalnych. Wyniki: Badanie ujawniło dwojaki wpływ chęci ochrony środowiska na zamiar ograniczenia zużycia: bezpośredni i pośredni. Siła predykcyjna intencji ochrony środowiska i gotowości do poniesienia wyrzeczeń ekonomicznych w dążeniu do ograniczenia konsumpcji potwierdza się jako efekt bezpośredni. Dodatkowo wpływ ten jest pośredni przez gotowość do zaakceptowania wyrzeczeń ekonomicznych. Oryginalność: Nasz artykuł przyczynia się do lepszego zrozumienia intencji ograniczenia konsumpcji z powodów środowiskowych jako postawy konsumentów zorientowanej na dewzrost.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

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Environmental protection; Consumption; Sociology of consumption; Consumer behaviour

PL

Ochrona środowiska; Konsumpcja; Socjologia konsumpcji; Zachowania konsumenta

• Czasopismo: Ekonomia i Środowisko
• Rocznik: 2024
• Numer: nr 2 (89)
• Strony: 1--12

Twórcy

autor

Barbara Borusiak

• Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland

autor

Bartłomiej Pierański

• Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poznań, Poland

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Aleksandra Gaweł

• Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland

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Konstantinos Madias

• Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland

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Blaženka Knežević

• University of Zagreb, Croatia

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Pavel Kotyza

• Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic

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Lubos Smutka

• Czech University of Life Science, Prague

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Karel Malec

• Czech University of Life Science, Prague

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Anna Mravcová

• Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

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Jana Gálová

• Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra

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David Bernardo Lopez-Lluch

• Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain

autor

József Gál

• University of Szeged, Hungary

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Krisztián Kis

• University of Szeged, Hungary

autor

Sándor Nagy

• University of Szeged, Hungary

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DOI

10.34659/eis.2024.89.2.754