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Greening up because of god: The relations among religion, sustainable consumption and subjective well‐being
Author(s) -
Minton Elizabeth A.,
Jeffrey Xie Hu,
GurelAtay Eda,
Kahle Lynn R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of consumer studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 1470-6423
DOI - 10.1111/ijcs.12449
Subject(s) - religiosity , consumption (sociology) , sustainable consumption , sustainability , perception , social psychology , psychology , value (mathematics) , subjective well being , greening , sociology , political science , social science , happiness , ecology , neuroscience , machine learning , computer science , biology , law
Although prior research has explored religion, sustainable consumption, and subjective well‐being as isolated constructs, research has yet to explore the relations among these constructs. With religion as an enduring, wide‐reaching consumer value system, this research investigates how religious values inform attitudes toward and behaviors associated with sustainable consumption as well as resulting perceptions of subjective well‐being. Results from a survey conducted using a representative online panel revealed that religiosity has a positive influence on sustainable consumption practices, as well as showed that such sustainability positively influences consumer subjective well‐being.