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The Relationship Between Environmental Sensitivity, Ecological Attitude, and the Ecological Product purchasing Behaviour of Tourists Cover

The Relationship Between Environmental Sensitivity, Ecological Attitude, and the Ecological Product purchasing Behaviour of Tourists

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|Dec 2022

Figures & Tables

Figure 1:

Conceptual model
Conceptual model

Figure 2:

Structural model
Structural model

Research model coefficients

VariablesStandardise βt-valuepf2Q2VIFResult
ES → EA0.3726.0200.0000.1610.0591.000Accepted
EA → EP0.64411.5600.0000.7090.2011.000Accepted
ES → EP0.2855.2300.0000.0890.0421.000Accepted

The results regarding the indirect impact

VariablesStandardise βt-valuepResult
ES → EA → EP0.2405.1490.000Accepted

Demographic characteristics of the tourists

Demographic Variablesn%
GenderMen28355.3
Women22944.7
Age18–256212.1
26–3517233.6
36–4512825.0
46–558817.2
56 and over6212.1
Marital StatusMarried19538.1
Single31761.9
NationalitiesGerman26151.0
Russian18636.3
Dutch407.8
Austrian152.9
Belgian102.0

The results of measurement model

Factors / ExpressionsFactor Loadingst-valueR2CRRho_ACAAVE
Environmental Sensitivity -0.8510.8870.8510.546
It frustrates me that official institutions do not take measures to control environmental pollution.0.5154.367*
I get angry and mad when I think about the environmental pollution caused by industrial factories.0.6656.576*
Environmental pollution worries me.0.89313.254*
I am concerned about the effects of polluted air on me and my family.0.5965.525*
I’m afraid that the continuation of environmental pollution will drag the world into an uninhabitable environment.0.9339.949*
Ecological Attitude 0.1360.7520.7550.7540.506
I think that the ecological products are tastier than the other products.0.68611.622*
I think that the ecological products are grown in more natural conditions than the other products.0.70112.769*
I think that the ecological products are healthier than the other products.0.74515.676*
Tde Behaviour of Ecological Product Purchasing 0.4130.8500.8540.8500.654
I prefer to buy ecological products in order to protect the environment.0.86620.121*
I buy ecological products with a peace of mind.0.81219.465*
I prefer the ecological products, although they are expensive compared to similar products.0.74416.004*

The results of discriminant validity HTMT criteria

Factor123
1. Environmental sensitivity-
2. Ecological attitude0.368-
3. Ecological product purchase behaviour0.2820.644-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2022-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 31 - 45
Submitted on: Oct 30, 2020
Accepted on: Dec 6, 2021
Published on: Dec 31, 2022
Published by: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2022 Özgür Yayla, Emrah Keskin, Hüseyin Keles, published by Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
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