| Title |
Perceived social welfare as a driver of green products consumption: Evidences from an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture production |
| ID_Doc |
26772 |
| Authors |
Piper, L; de Cosmo, LM; Sestino, A; Giangrande, A; Stabili, L; Longo, C; Guido, G |
| Title |
Perceived social welfare as a driver of green products consumption: Evidences from an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture production |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100081 |
| Abstract |
This study investigated consumers' perceptions of green products derived from a circular economy production, by shedding light on the role of perceived social welfare. Furthermore, the paper considered two moderators: perceptual variables on green products and psychological variables on the environment. The analysis was per-formed in the aquaculture sector-specifically referring to Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) pro-duction as a research setting. Respondents received a structured questionnaire containing scales that measured perceived social welfare, environmentalism, green product's perception (in terms of price, quality and useful-ness), purchase intention, and word-of-mouth. The results revealed an inverse relationship between perceived social welfare and the behavioral variables. Consumers were more attracted to and focused on the green product's usefulness than its price and quality. Moreover, the study found that environmentalism (in terms of environmental concern and perceived consumer effectiveness) moderate the effect of perceived social welfare on dependent variables. By exploring the role of perceived social welfare as a regressor, this study improves our understanding of consumers' behavior toward green products. |
| Author Keywords |
Green products; Pro -environmental behavior; Social welfare; Purchase intention; Word-of-mouth |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000903759800007 |
| WoS Category |
Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100081
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