Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Turkish Journal of Marketing
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Religiosity and sustainable consumption behaviour: The mediating role of voluntary simplicity

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  • Neslişah Özdemir
Neslişah Özdemir
Res. Asst. Dr., Kastamonu University

Published 04/25/2021

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  • Religiosity, Voluntary Simplicity, Sustainable Consumption Behaviour

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Religiosity and sustainable consumption behaviour: The mediating role of voluntary simplicity. (2021). Turkish Journal of Marketing, 6(1), 70-89. https://doi.org/10.30685/tujom.v6i1.111

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of voluntary simplicity between religiosity and sustainable consumption behaviour. This study draws on the value-attitude-behaviour hierarchy model. Within the scope of the research, religiosity (intrinsic and extrinsic) and voluntarily simplicity lifestyle (cautious attitudes in shopping and self-sufficiency) are examined under two dimensions, and sustainable consumption behaviour (environmentally-consciousness, redundant consumption, saving, and reusability) under four dimensions. The data obtained from 285 university students through the face-to-face survey were analyzed with Process Macro developed by Hayes (2013). According to results, cautious attitudes in shopping and self-sufficiency have an indirect-only mediation role between intrinsic religiosity and environmentally-consciousness dimension. Furthermore, a cautious attitude in shopping has an indirect-only mediation role between intrinsic religiosity and redundant consumption, saving and reusing. However, dimensions of voluntary simplicity do not mediate the relationship between external religiosity and sustainable consumption behaviour dimensions.

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