The Antecedent of the Sustainable Purchasing Attitudes among Generation Z: A Terror Management Theory Perspective

Islam Elgammal () and Obaid Al-Modaf
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Islam Elgammal: Business Administration Department, College of Business, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 23218, Saudi Arabia
Obaid Al-Modaf: Sociology and Social Work Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: Sustainable purchasing attitudes have been a topic of increasing research interest; however, to date, limited studies have investigated its antecedents, particularly within Generation Z in developing countries. In this paper, we empirically explore the factors that affect young consumers’ attitudes to purchasing sustainably within the holistic approach of terror management theory (TMT) by qualitatively exploring how the TMT constructs of death salience and self-esteem influence sustainability attitudes within Gen Z in Saudi Arabia, while considering the role of religion in the proposed TMT framework. Using purposive sampling, qualitative rich data were collected from 18 interviews with young consumers (Gen Z). Our findings revealed insights that help to understand the attitudes that influence sustainable purchasing judgments among young consumers in Saudi Arabia. This contributes to a better understanding of the holistic literature on sustainable purchasing attitudes and may have several implications for sustainable brand management in addition to opening up new research avenues for further investigation.

Keywords: sustainable purchasing attitudes; qualitative data; terror management theory (TMT); Saudi Arabia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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