Climate change behaviors related to purchase and use of personal cars: Development and validation of eco-socially conscious consumer behavior scale

A constantly changing environment and global warming are issues that are recognized at all global forums. One of the major reasons for global warming is the emission of greenhouse gasses which is primarily caused by use of personal cars as means of transport. This study reports on the development of an eco-socially conscious consumer behavior (ESCCB) scale specific to purchase and use of personal cars, based on samples of actual automobile customers in Pakistan. Using mixed method approaches, the results of 3 studies yield a 9-item three-dimensional scale (eco-social conservation, eco-social use, and eco-social purchase) with satisfactory reliability, construct validity and nomological validity. Second-order factor analysis revealed that eco-social purchase was the most important dimension, followed by eco-conservation and eco-social use. A test of nomological behavior shows that the scale is positively associated with a related construct: environmental concern. This study advances the literature on pro-environmental behaviors by introducing a conceptual definition of ESCCB related to personal car purchase and use, developing a measure for the ESCCB concept and validating the scale in the context of an emerging economy, Pakistan. The scale provides important insights for marketers in the automobile industry for remodelling marketing plans, as well as for environmentalists focusing on strategies to bring change in consumer behavior.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2017.12.023
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920917304583
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Saleem, Muhammad Abid
  • Eagle, Lynne
  • Low, David
• Publication Date: 2018-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 68-85
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 59
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Automobile travel; Climate change; Conservation; Consumer behavior; Customers; Factor analysis; Measurement; Social factors; Sustainable transportation; Validation
• Geographic Terms: Pakistan
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01665824
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 11 2018 11:37AM