Title
The Mexican Ecological Conscience: A Predictive Model
Date Issued
01 June 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Müller-Pérez J.
Acevedo-Duque Á.
Llanos-Herrera G.R.
García-Salirrosas E.E.
Ovalles-Toledo L.V.
Barraza L.A.S.
Publisher(s)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Abstract
Recently, the number of Mexicans who buy sustainable products has been increasing, which has led to sustainable trade. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine which variables have a greater effect on Mexicans’ intention to buy green products, their ecological awareness, or moral obligation, and, in turn, to determine the degree to which moral obligation is affected by ecological awareness. A sample of 690 Mexicans was obtained, and a PLS–SEM model was applied for data analysis. The results confirmed that both a moral obligation and ecological awareness explain the intention to purchase green products, with ecological awareness contributing the most to the intention. Furthermore, the findings showed that moral obligation is affected by ecological awareness. The originality of the article is that it contributes to the consumer behavior literature by providing an insight for companies that manufacture sustainable products to understand and promote environmentally conscious consumer behavior. However, there are some limitations that can be addressed in future research.
Volume
14
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Nutrición, Dietética
Ciencias del medio ambiente
Ecología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85132247061
Source
Sustainability (Switzerland)
ISSN of the container
20711050
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus